During IECP® treatment, the air cuffs are simultaneously and quickly deflated at the beginning of each systole (ventricular contraction), relieving the compressive force that was being maintained by the inflated cuffs, this decompression allows vessels that had been "squeezed" by the cuffs to quickly reconfirm, and reducing resistance to the pumping action of the heart. This "unloading" of resistance during the hearts contraction phase (systole) increases the hearts output (volume of blood ejected with each contraction). The heart's oxygen demand is actually lowered as a result of the improved pumping efficiency.
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WHAT IS SYSTOLIC UNLOADING ?
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