Mumbai's Apple Heart Care & Research Institute

Mumbai gets first-of-its-kind Apple Heart Care & Research Institute

Mumbai, June , 2009: For millions of people with a history of chest pain, Angina or heart attack, invasive angioplasty or surgery have been their only choices. But now there is a safe and effective, non-drug, non-surgical alternative that can put them back into their active lifestyles. This new therapy, ScottCare External Counterpulsation or ECP from USA is a breakthrough in the treatment of angina and Cardiac Failure. THE SAME WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE IN MUMBAI.

Apple Heart Care & Research Institute – Mulund, a dedicated centre for Non-Invasive cardiology and first of the 20 centres to be started in Mumbai in next two years was formally inaugurated today at Aastha Health Care in Mulund.

“ We are very excited about being able to offer ECP therapy to our patients ” said Dr. Manish Motwani, Director Apple Heart Care & Research Institute “I feel great when my patients thank me for giving their lives back...”

Mr. S. Senthil Kandeepan, CEO of Cardiopulse Heart Care & CHC group of companies while describing the availability of ECP facilities in Asia, he said more than 100 ECP centers are available across Asia and Apple Heart Care is the only centre apart from Asian Heart Care Institute is equipped with the ScottCare ECP Therapy system in Mumbai.

Mr. Karl Zemann form ScottCare Corporation USA, the technical partners of Apple Heart Care is of the opinion that External Counterpulsation provides an opportunity to treat and improve the quality of life for “no option “angina and heart failure patients who are refractory to medications and those who are non surgical candidates, and ECP can be done without disturbing their routine work unlike invasive procedures as ECP is a complete out patient therapy.

Dr. Motwani describes the treatment as pleasant and painless. External Counterpulsation or ECP is a new breakthrough in the treatment of angina. ECP is performed one-hour at a time in the doctor’s office while the patient reads or watches TV. Comfortable pneumatic pressure cuffs around the legs systematically inflate and deflate to the rhythm of the patient’s heartbeat. ECP moves blood from the legs to assist and increase blood flow in the heart muscle. As a result, ECP offers patients the realistic possibility of returning to normal, daily activities without pain, or angina medication. With ECP there is virtually no risk, no complications and no side effects..... All at a cost significantly less than the surgical alternatives and without effecting the regular working.

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