CAD is a chronic inflammatory disease that history and / or natural course are not altered by invasive coronary revascularization with angioplasty (PCI) or coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Both are aimed at relieving symptoms of the patient but not to cure CAD or even prevent a heart attack.
During EECP, when the blood flow to your heart, you naturally avoid significant arteries with plaques and enter blood vessels healthy, not sick to go around blockages. Over time, these new pathways are strengthened and become Durable routes for blood to reach the heart beyond the blockage. This is why EECP is often called the “bypass natural.”