Unlike procedures such as bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty, IECP® treatment is administered in outpatient sessions, carries little or no risk, and is relatively comfortable.
Some patients with more extensive disease or who have disease of the left main coronary artery may require bypass surgery. IECP® treatment is an option for patients who are unsuitable for invasive procedures or unwilling to undergo them. For patients who have undergone multiple invasive procedures and for whom additional surgery carries excessive risk, IECP® therapy may be the only way to obtain relief from crippling angina.