Does ECP treatment eliminate the need for Bypass Surgery?

Unlike procedures such as Bypass Surgery and balloon Angioplasty, ECP treatment is administered in outpatient session, carries little or no risk, and is relatively comfortable.  Some patient with more extensive disease or who have disease of the left main coronary artery may require Bypass Surgery. ECP treatment is an option for patients who are unsuitable for invasive procedures or unwilling to undergo them. For patients who have undergone multiple invasive procedures and for whom additional surgery carries excessive risk, ECP treatment may be the only way to obtain relief from crippling Angina.