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Arora RR, Carlucci ML, Malone AM, et al. Acute and Chronic Hemodynamic Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation in Patients with Angina Pectoris. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2001;49(6):500-505.

Masuda D, Nohara R, Hirai T, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation improved myocardial perfusion and coronary flow reserve in patients with chronic stable Angina. European Heart Journal. 2001;22:1451-1458

Werner D, Michelson G, Harazny J, et al. Changes in ocular blood flow velocities during external counterpulsation in healthy volunteers and patients with atherosclerosis. Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 2001;239:599-602.

Barsness G, Feldman AM, Holmes DR, et al. The International EECP Patient Registry (IEPR): design, methods, baseline characteristics and acute results. Clinical Cardiology. 2001;24:435-442

Michaels AD, Kennard, ED, Kelsey SF, et al. Does higher diastolic augmentation predict clinical benefit from enhanced external counterpulsation?: Data from the International EECP Patient Registry (IEPR). Clinical Cardiology. 2001;24:453-458

Springer S, Fife A, Lawson W, et al. Psychosocial effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in the Angina patient: a second study. Psychosomatics. 2001;42(2):124-132

Urano H, Ikeda H, Ueno T, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation improves exercise tolerance, reduces exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and improves left ventricular diastolic filling in patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001;37(1):93-99

Fujita M. Heparin and angiogenic therapy. Enhanced external counterpulsation for chronic myocardial ischemia. The Journal of Critical Illness. 2000;15(11):629-636

Lawson WE, Hui JC, Lang G. Treatment benefit in the enhanced external counterpulsation consortium. Cardiology. 2000;94:31-35

Taguchi I, Ogawa K, Oida A, et al. Comparison of hemodynamic effects of enhanced external counterpulsation and intra-aortic balloon pumping in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 2000;86(11):1139-1141.

Lawson WE, Hui JC, Cohn PF. Long-term prognosis of patients with Angina treated with enhanced external counterpulsation: five-year follow-up study. Clinical Cardiology. 2000;23(4):254-258.

Huang W, Chen YC, Zheng ZS, et al. External counterpulsation increases capillary density during experimental myocardial infarction. Reprinted from the International Proceedings Division of the XXI Congress of the European Society of Cardiology. 1999;August 28-September 1 Barcelona (Spain).

Masuda D, Nohara R, Inada H, et al. Improvement of regional myocardial and coronary blood flow reserve in a patient treated with enhanced external counterpulsation - evaluation by Nitrogen-13 Ammonia PET -. Japanese Circulation Journal. 1999;63(5):407-411.

Werner D, Schneider M, Weise M, et al. Pneumatic external counterpulsation: A new noninvasive method to improve organ perfusion. The American Journal of Cardiology 1999;84:950-952.

Thadani U. Treatment of stable Angina. Current Opinion of Cardiology. 1999;14(4):349-358.

Gloth S, Oken HA. Enhanced external counter pulsation: The Howard County experience in the first 18 patients. Maryland Medical Journal 1999;48(4):155-156.

Caldwell CR, St. Pierre M, Talley JD. Enhanced External Counterpulsation. J Ark Med Soc. 1999;96(2):54-56.

Arora RR, Chou TM, Jain D, et al. The Multicenter study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP): Effect of EECP on exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and Anginal episodes. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1999;33(7):1833-1840.

Soran OZ, Crawford LE, Schneider VM, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease. Clinical Cardiology 1999;22:173-178.

Cohn PF. Emerging treatments for refractory Angina. American College of Cardiology - Current Journal Review 1999;January/February:44-46.

Strobeck JE, Baklajian R, Hannon JC. The emerging role of enhanced external counterpulsation in cardiovascular disease management. The Journal of Cardiovascular Management 1998;September/October:23-29.

Froschermaier SE, Werner D, Leike S, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation as anew treatment modality for patients with erectile dysfunction. Urologia Internationalis. 1998;61:168-171.

Lawson W, Hui J, Guo T, et al. Prior revascularization increases the effectiveness of enhanced external counterpulsation. Clinical Cardiology 1998;21:841-844.

Suresh K, Simandl S, Lawson WE. Maximizing the hemodynamic benefit of enhanced external counterpulsation. Clinical Cardiology 1998;21:649-653.

Chou TM. Enhanced external counterpulsation. ACC Educational Highlights 1998;(Summer)6-9.

Soroff HS, Hui JCK, Giron F. Historical review of the development of enhanced external counterpulsation technology and its physiologic rationale. Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 1997;18(11):34-40.

Strobeck JE, Baklajian R, Hannon JC. The emerging role of enhanced external counterpulsation in cardiovascular disease management. Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 1997;18(11):20-25.

Tartaglia J, Stenerson JF. Case studies: Enhanced external counterpulsation. Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 1997;18(11):26-33.

Fricchione GL, Hui JCK, Fife A, et al. Psychosocial aspects of enhanced external counterpulsation. Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 1997;18(10):37-41.

Lawson WE, Cohn PF, Hui JCK, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation: U.S. clinical research. Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 1997;18(10):25-29.

Cohn PF, Lawson WE, Burger L, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation: A new therapeutic option for patients who have failed coronary angioplasty and/or bypass surgery. Cardiovascular Reviews and Reports 1997;18(5):10-17.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Oster ZH, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation as an adjunct to revascularization in unstable Angina. Clinical Cardiology 1997;20:178-180.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Zheng ZS, et al. Can angiographic findings predict which coronary patients will benefit from enhanced external counterpulsation? The American Journal of Cardiology 1996;77:1107-1109.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Zheng ZS, et al. Improved exercise tolerance following enhanced external counterpulsation: Cardiac or peripheral effect. Cardiology 1996;87:271-275.

Fricchione GL, Jaghab K, Lawson WE, et al. Psychosocial effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in the Angina patient. Psychosomatics 1995;77:494-497.

Karim S, Sani A, Karom SK, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation in the treatment and rehabilitation of coronary patients in Indonesia. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 1995;3(1):26-28.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Zheng ZS, et al. Three-year sustained benefit from enhanced external counterpulsation in chronic Angina pectoris. The American Journal of Cardiology 1995;75:840-841.

Cohn PF, Lawson WE. Role of enhanced external counterpulsation in Angina treatment. The Journal of Myocardial ischemia 1994;6(10):25-27.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Soroff HS, et al. Efficacy of enhanced external counterpulsation in the treatment of Angina pectoris. The American Journal of Cardiology 1992;70:859-862.
 

Zheng ZS, Yu L, Kambic H, et al. New sequential external counterpulsation for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Transactions of the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs 1984;8(4):470-477.

Urano H, Lida S, Fukami K, et al. Intermittent shear stimuli by enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) restores endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease. Supplement to Circulation. 2000;102(18):II-57(266)

Arora, RR, Timoney MF, Kennard ED, et al. The safety and efficacy of enhanced external counterpulsation as therapy for unstable Angina. Supplement to Circulation. 2000;102(18):II-615(2982)

Lawson WE, Kennard ED, Hui JC, et al. Predictors of successful response to enhanced external counterpulsation as treatment of Angina pectoris. Supplement to Circulation. 2000;102(18):II-689(3332)

Fujita M, Masuda D, Nohara R, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation with heparin pretreatment improves exercise capacity of Anginal patients. Coronary Artery Disease Abstract Book, Lyon France. 2000;October:469.

Karim S, Setiadji R, Suwita R, et al. Effect of enhanced external counter pulsation on cranial and abdominal blood flow. Coronary Artery Disease Abstract Book, Lyon France. 2000;October:472.

Lawson WE, Hui, JC, Kennard ED, et al. Benefit and safety of enhanced external counterpulsation in the treatment of ischemic heart disease with history of congestive heart failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2000;6(3):84(316)

Soran OZ, Kennard ED, Holubkov R, et al. Six month outcome of patients with left ventricular dysfunction treated with enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP). Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2000;6(3):75(280)

Soran OZ, DeMarco T, Crawford LE, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation in heart failure patients: Results of a pilot study. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2000;6(3):48(180)

Soran OZ, Kennard ED, Holubkov R, et al. Six month outcome of patients with left ventricular dysfunction treated with enhanced external counterpulsation for chronic Angina. European Heart Journal. 2000;21:598(3261).

Michael AD, Kennard ED. Kelsey S. et al. Does optimal diastolic augmentation predict clinical benefit from enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP)? Data from the International Enhanced External Counterpulsation Patient Registry. European Heart Journal. 2000;21:173(#P1043).

Stys TP, Lawson WE, Hui JC, et al. Improved stress radionuclide coronary perfusion and exercise capacity after enhanced external counterpulsation. European Heart Journal. 2000;21:173(#P1042).

Arora RR, Baron NV, Timoney MF, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is not associated with vascular endothelial cell proliferation and function. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology: 2000;14(4):A15(#126.1).

Arora RR, Baron NV, Timoney MF. Acute and chronic hemodynamic effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with Angina pectoris. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. 2000;14(4):A155(#126.5).

Gorscan III J. Crawford L, Soran O, et al. Improvement in left ventricular performance by enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with heart failure. Supplement to Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2000;35(2):230A #901-5. Abstracts (Continued)

Masuda D, Nohara R, Hirai T, et al. The new therapeutic approach with chronic stable Angina: Evaluation of myocardial flow and flow reserve by N-13-Ammonia PET. Circulation 1999;100(18):I-732(#3865).

Soran OZ, DeMarco T, Crawford LE, et al. Safety of enhanced external counterpulsation in heart failure patients. Circulation 1999;100(18):I-300(#1567).

Wu GF, Qiang SZ, Zheng ZS, et al. A neurohormonal mechanism for the effectiveness of enhanced external counterpulsation. Circulation 1999;100(18):I-832(#4390).

Strobeck JE, Reade R, Kennard ED, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation is a safe and effective treatment for Angina in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. Journal of Cardiac Failure 1999;5(3):72(#268).

Soran OZ, DeMarco T, Crawford LE, et al. Efficacy and safety of enhanced external counterpulsation in mild to moderate heart failure: A preliminary report. Journal of Cardiac Failure 1999;5(3):53(#195).

Huang W, Chen Y, Zheng Z, et al. External counterpulsation increases capillary density during experimental myocardial infarction. Journal of the European Society of Cardiology 1999;20(Abstract Supplement):168.

Cohn P, Arora RR, Chou TM, et al. Comparison of prognostic surveys used in the multicentre study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP). Journal of the European Society of Cardiolog. 1999;20(Abstract Supplement):479.

Steiadji R, Klta H, Barat J. Blood flow volume increases in cranial and abdominal arteries during eecp. Journal of the European Society of Cardiology 1999;20(Abstract Supplement):551.

Karim S, Kasim M, Suwita R, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation protects Coronary Artery Disease patients from future cardiac events. The Journal of Heart Disease 1999;1(1):223(889).

Taguchi I, Ogawa K, Oida A, et al. Hemodynamic effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The Journal of Heart Disease 1999;1(1):222(887).

Qian X, Wu W, Zheng ZS, et al. Effect of enhanced external counterpulsation on nitric oxide production in coronary disease. The Journal of Heart Disease 1999;1(1):193(769).

Qian X, Wu W, Zheng ZS, et al. Effect of enhanced external counterpulsation on lipid peroxidation in coronary disease. The Journal of Heart Disease 1999;1(1):116(462).

Arora RR, Chou TM, Jain D, et al. Results of the multicenter enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP) outcomes study: Quality of life benefits sustained twelve months after treatment. Supplement to Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1999;23(2):339A(#1065-162).

Arora RR, Chou TM, Jain D, et al. Beneficial effects of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) are independent of the severity of Angina pectoris: Results of the MUST-EECP trial. Supplement to Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1999;23(2):349A(#1097-140).

Werner D, Friedel C, Kropp J, et al. Pneumatic external counterpulsation - a new treatment for selected patients with symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 1998;98(17):I-350(#1839).

Arora RR, Chou TM, Jain D, et al. Results of the multicenter enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP) outcomes study: Quality of life benefits sustained six months after treatment. Circulation 1998;98(17):I-350(#1838).

Chou TM, Arora RR, Jain D, et al. Importance of the number of patent vessels in the benefit seen with enhanced external counterpulsation in chronic Angina: Results of the MUST-EECP Trial. Circulation 1998;98(17):I-350(#1837).

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Lang G, et al. Quality of life benefits in the enhanced external counterpulsation clinical consortium. European Heart Journal 1998;19(Abstract Supplement)P505(57).

Cohn PF, Arora RR, Chou TM, et al. The treatment of Angina pectoris refractory to revascularization procedures using enhanced external counterpulsation in a multicentre study (MUST-EECP). European Heart Journal 1998;19(Abstract Supplement)P506(57).

Werner D, Freidel C, Kropp J, et al. Pneumatic external counterpulsation: a new treatment for selected patients with symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease. European Heart Journal 1998;19(Abstract Supplement)P509(58).

Werner D, Wonka F, Klinghammer L, et al. Blood pressure changes during external counterpulsation. European Heart Journal 1998;19(Abstract Supplement) P3659(655).

Werner D, John A, Tragner T, et al. Improvement of renal perfusion and function by pneumatic external counterpulsation. European Heart Journal 1998;19(Abstract Supplement)P3660(655).

Arora RR, Akinboboye O, Blitzer M, et al. Beneficial effects of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) may not be mediated by changes in myocardial perfusion. Supplement to Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1998;31(2):138A(1059-1131).

Arora RR, Chou T, Jain D, et al. Results of the multicenter study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP): Clinical benefits are sustained at a mean follow-up time of one year. Supplement to Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1998;31(2):214A(859-862).

Katz WE, Gulati V, Feldman AM, et al. Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Internal Mammary Artery Flow: Comparison with Intra-aortic Balloon Counterpulsation. Supplement to Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 1998;31(2):85A(825-831).

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Guo T, et al. Complementary roles of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) and bypass surgery (CABG) in the treatment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Cath-Lab Digest 1998;6(1):18.

Tartaglia J, Stenerson JF, Fleishman BL, et al. Enhanced external counterpulsation improves exercise capability in patients with chronic stable Angina. Supplement to Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1998;31(2):491A.

Arora RR, Zheng ZS, Akinboboye O, et al. Effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in stable Angina pectoris on left ventricular mass, volume and ejection fraction measured by 3D echo. Journal of Investigative Medicine 1997;45(3):211A.

Arora RR, Chou TM, Jain D, et al. Results of the multicenter study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST- EECP): EECP reduces Anginal episodes and exercise-induced myocardial ischemia. Supplement to Circulation 1997;96(8):I-466.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Zheng ZS, et al. Does prior myocardial revascularization predict which patients will benefit most from enhanced external counterpulsation? Journal of Investigative Medicine 1997;45(3):213A.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Burger L, et al. Five year follow-up of morbidity and mortality in 33 Angina patients treated with enhanced external counterpulsation. Journal of Investigative Medicine 1997;45(3):212A. Abstracts (Continued)

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Burger L, et al. Triple vessel disease patients benefit from enhanced external counterpulsation despite stenotic grafts. Journal of Investigative Medicine 1997;45(3):214A.

Suresh K, Simandl S, Lawson WE, et al. Maximizing the hemodynamic benefits of enhanced external counterpulsation. Journal of Investigative Medicine 1997;45(3):213A.

Schneider M, Werner D, Nonnast-Daniel B, et al. Duplex sonographic findings during pneumatic external counterpulsation. Circulation 1996;94(8):3565.

Suresh K, Simandl S, Lawson WE, et al. Acute hemodynamic benefits of enhanced external counterpulsation. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1996;27(2):22A.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Zheng ZS, et al. Can clinical findings predict which patients will benefit most from enhanced external counterpulsation? Journal of Investigative Medicine 1995;43(5):392A.

Lawson WE, Hui JCK, Zheng ZS, et al. Benefits are sustained at 3-year follow-up in patients who have been treated with enhanced external counterpulsation. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology February Special Issue 1994;389A.

Conti CR. Alternative therapies for patients with persistent chronic stable Angina. Clinical Cardiology. 1999;22:773-774.

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