Lehi to Draper: EECP Just Over Point of the Mountain

Getting here (approximate)

From central Lehi, take I-15 north over Point of the Mountain, exit at 12300 South in Draper, and go east to Draper Parkway. The trip is about 13 miles, usually 18 to 25 minutes. Commuter traffic through the Silicon Slopes corridor can slow things down at rush hour, so many Lehi patients book mid-day appointments.

From Saratoga Springs or Eagle Mountain, add the drive to I-15 via Pioneer Crossing or SR-73, or take Mountain View Corridor north and cut east. Expect roughly 25 to 40 minutes total, depending on your neighborhood.

By FrontRunner. Lehi station is one stop south of Draper. FrontRunner's Draper station (12997 S. FrontRunner Blvd.) is about three miles west of the clinic. UTA Route 126 and UTA On Demand South Valley both serve the FrontRunner station and Draper Town Center, so you can connect without a car. FrontRunner runs Monday through Saturday only.

A growing city with a growing older population

Lehi is known for young families and tech jobs, but it is also home to a growing number of parents and grandparents who moved here to be near family. A lot of the Lehi calls we receive come from adult children researching options for a parent with angina or heart failure. You are welcome to come to the consultation together, and we encourage it. Having a second person hear the details helps.

Nearby hospitals

Holy Cross Hospital - Mountain Point, formerly Mountain Point Medical Center, is in Lehi. Northern Utah County residents also commonly receive care at Intermountain American Fork Hospital, Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem and Intermountain Medical Center in Murray. Lone Peak Hospital is in Draper. Thrive EECP is not affiliated with any of these hospitals, and we encourage you to involve your cardiologist in the decision.

What EECP is

Enhanced external counterpulsation is a noninvasive outpatient therapy. Cuffs on your calves, thighs and buttocks inflate in time with your heartbeat to boost blood flow back to the heart, then deflate to ease its workload before each beat. It is FDA-cleared for chronic stable angina and certain heart failure patients.

It is not surgery. There are no needles, incisions or anesthesia, and you go home right after each session. It is also not a cure. Studies show many patients have fewer angina episodes after a full course, but results vary.

What a session feels like

Most people describe a firm, rhythmic squeeze moving up the legs with each heartbeat. It takes a session or two to get used to. Some people notice mild skin irritation where the cuffs sit or tired leg muscles early in the course. We provide snug athletic pants to wear under the cuffs to reduce rubbing. You can read, listen to music or rest during the hour.

Planning the course

The research standard is 35 one-hour sessions, usually five days a week for about seven weeks. With a 20-minute commute, many Lehi patients fit sessions in before or after work, or around school pickups if they're helping with grandchildren. If you have to miss a day, we reschedule; a missed session does not undo your progress.

Questions Lehi families often ask

• Can EECP be done after a heart attack, stent or bypass? Often yes, depending on timing and your current condition.
• Will it interact with medications? EECP does not involve drugs, but your medication list matters for screening.
• Can a parent who does not drive get there? FrontRunner plus Route 126 or On Demand works for some; family carpools are more common.

Is it safe for everyone?

EECP is not appropriate for everyone. People with certain irregular heart rhythms, significant aortic valve leakage (aortic insufficiency), a recent blood clot in the legs, uncontrolled high blood pressure, severe peripheral artery disease, or who are pregnant may not be candidates. We review your history and medications before you begin.

Treatment takes place only at our clinic at 1111 E. Draper Parkway, Suite 118, Draper, UT 84020. We do not have an office in Lehi.