title: Psychosocial effects of enhanced external counterpulsation in the angina patient.
abstract: Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is a noninvasive pantaloon device designed to increase coronary artery flow in the treatment of angina. This pilot study, conducted in 1992-1993, which used psychosocial testing pre- and posttreatment, yielded data suggesting that EECP is well tolerated psychosocially and produces improvement in the anginal syndrome. More comprehensive research is under way to test these preliminary conclusions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, SUNY at Stony Brook, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Fricchione
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jaghab
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jandorf
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soroff
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015908:Counterpulsation / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012803:Sick Role; D012917:Social Adjustment