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What is EECP?
Last updated: October 2026 · Cardio Pulse Berlin
A heart therapy from outside. Cuffs on the legs pump in time with the heart. One hour lying down.
- Abbreviation
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation
- Session
- One hour lying down
- Series
- Around 35 sessions
- Approval
- FDA 1995 and 2002, ESC guideline 2024
What does EECP mean?
Enhanced External Counterpulsation, known in German as verstärkte äußere Gegenpulsation. The pressure comes from the outside, each time the heart relaxes.
How does a session go?
- You lie relaxed on a treatment couch.
- Cuffs are placed around the calves, thighs and buttocks.
- They inflate in time with the heart, from bottom to top.
- After about an hour the session is over, and the day continues as normal.
What does EECP do?
- More blood flow for heart, brain and body
- More elastic vessels
- Fine collateral vessels can grow
- Relief for the heart
Who is EECP intended for?
For chest pressure, narrowed coronary arteries, heart failure and symptoms after stent or bypass. Also for Long Covid, in sport and for healthy ageing.
How do we help you?
In the initial consultation we clarify whether EECP suits you. Cardio Pulse has offered the therapy on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin since 2013.
Sources
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approval of EECP therapy, 1995 and 2002.
Vrints C et al. 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of chronic coronary syndromes. Eur Heart J. 2024.
Just give us a call.
We answer your questions and arrange an appointment together.
Private service under the GOÄ fee schedule: about 100 euros per session.