. 2021 Jan 7;46(2):295–303. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.13330

TABLE 1.

Effect of EECP on ejection fraction (EF)

Study	Design	Sample size	Pre‐EECP EF (%)	Post‐EECP EF (%)	p‐value	Data collection time points
Sardari et al, 2018 ¹⁶	Cross‐sectional study	34	42.65 ± 11.82	44.26 ± 11.86	<0.001	Within 1 week before and after 35 sessions
Subramanian et al, 2016 ¹¹	Open‐label study with 2 subgroups: (a) systolic > 100 and (b) <100 mm Hg	72	(a) 46.40 ± 15.88 (b) 33.93 ± 12.39	(a) 50.05 ± 13.20 (b) 45.71 ± 13.43	<0.001	Within 1 week before and after 35 sessions

Study

Design

Sample size

Pre‐EECP

EF (%)

Post‐EECP

EF (%)

p‐value

Data collection time points

Sardari et al, 2018 ¹⁶

Cross‐sectional study

42.65 ± 11.82

44.26 ± 11.86

<0.001

Within 1 week before and after 35 sessions

Subramanian et al, 2016 ¹¹

Open‐label study with 2 subgroups: (a) systolic > 100 and (b) <100 mm Hg

(a) 46.40 ± 15.88

(b) 33.93 ± 12.39

(a) 50.05 ± 13.20

(b) 45.71 ± 13.43

<0.001

Within 1 week before and after 35 sessions

Abbreviation: EECP, Enhanced External Counterpulsation.