CONVENTIONAL THERAPY PROCEDURES FOR HEART PROBLEM

Currently, there are few ways of common therapeutic procedures to treat the heart problem.

a)Angioplasty and stenting (PCI)

b)By-Pass Graft (CABG)

c)Rotational Coronary Atherectomy (Rotoblade)

a)ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING (PCI)

• Also known as Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
• PCI is accomplished with a small balloon catheter inserted into an artery in the groin or arm, and advanced to the narrowing in the coronary artery.
• The balloon is then inflated to enlarge the narrowing in the artery.
• Typically, a small metal coil called a stent is implanted in the clogged artery to help prop the artery open and reduce the risk of it narrowing again.
• When successful, PCI can relieve chest pain of angina,  improve the prognosis of individuals with unstable angina, and minimize or stop a heart attack without having the patient undergo open heart coronary artery bypass graft  (CABG) surgery.

b)CORONARY BY-PASS SURGERY (CABG) 

• Also known as Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
• During CABG surgery, a section of healthy blood vessel(either artery or vein) — often taken from inside the chest wall or the lower leg — is attached above and below the blocked  coronary artery.
• This creates a new passage, and oxygen-rich blood is routed around the blockage to the heart muscle.
• CABG may need to be repeated if the grafted arteries or veins become blocked, or if new blockages develop in arteries that weren't blocked before.
• Taking medicines as prescribed and making lifestyle changes as doctor recommends can lower the chance of  a graft becoming blocked.

c)ROTATIONAL CORONARY ATHERECTOMY 

• Coronary Atherectomy is an invasive procedure to remove the blockage from the coronary arteries and allow more blood to flow to the heart muscle and ease the pain caused by blockages.
• Rotational atherectomy uses a high speed rotating shaver to  grind up plaque. It can be used instead of, or along with, balloon angioplasty
• If a treatable blockage is noted, the first catheter is exchanged for a guiding catheter. Once the guiding catheter is in place, a guide wire is advanced across the blockage, then a catheter designed for lesion cutting is advanced across the blockage site.  A low-pressure balloon, which is attached to the catheter adjacent to the cutter, is inflated to expose the lesion matter to the cutter.
• The cutter breaks the blockage up into microscopic pieces. These tiny pieces are stored in a section of the catheter called a nosecone, and removed after the intervention is complete. Together with rotation of the catheter, the balloon can be deflated and re-inflated to cut the blockage in any direction, allowing for uniform debulking (What is debulking)

OUR SOLUTION FOR YOUR HEART PROBLEM

• Non Invasive and Outpatient treatment
• Very low risk
• Higher success rate
• Much lower treatment cost as compared to Angioplasty or Coronary Bypass Surgery
• Eliminate other medical cost such as ward stay, nursing care etc.
• Very effective to relief Angina and Coronary Artery Disease problem.
• Known as Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP)
• Recognised by FDA

WHAT IS EECP? (video on EECP-click here)

• EECP or Enhanced External Counter Pulsation is a mechanical procedure in which long inflatable cuffs (like blood pressure cuffs) are wrapped around both of patient's legs. 
• While patient lies on the bed, the leg cuffs are inflated and deflated with each heart beat.
• This is accomplished by means of a computer, which triggers off the patient's ECG so that the cuff deflate just as each heartbeat begins, and inflate just as each heartbeat ends.
• When the cuffs inflate, they do so in a sequential fashion, so that the blood in the legs is "milked" upwards towards the heart. 
• Each treatment will last for 1 hour.   

Kindly Refer to our previous entry for more information on EECP (click here)

COMPARISON BETWEEN EECP AND OTHER INVASIVE PROCEDURES

WHERE CAN I GET THE TREATMENT?

Come and visit us at Farrali Health Naturale

We are at Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur.

Call us now to schedule your FREE EECP Trial session.

Call 019-6681786 or 012-2268786 

Farrali Health Naturale 

65, Jalan Wangsa Delima 5
Wangsa Maju KLSC
53300, Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03- 4148 1786

Fax: 03- 4144 4355

Email: info@farrali.com.my

OPERATION HOURS:

MON-FRI: 8am to 6pm

SAT            : 9am to 1pm

SUN &PH: By appointment only