EECP is one of the most evidence-backed therapies in cardiology that many physicians still don’t fully understand, and even fewer feel confident explaining to patients.
Guest & Resources:
Michael Gratch - Founder & CEO, Flow Therapy
Website: https://flowtherapy.com/about-us/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gratch-8557266/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/flow-therapy-eecp/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/flowtherapyeecp/
https://www.instagram.com/mbgratch/
X (Twitter): https://x.com/FlowTherapyEECP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowTherapyEECP/
YouTube: @TrinityHeartCare
KEY MOMENTS
00:00 Introduction to Flow Therapy
01:18 Michael Atch's Personal Journey
03:06 Founding Flow Therapy
07:12 Challenges and Triumphs
21:51 The Technology Behind Flow Therapy
26:29 Flow in Life and Medicine
26:59 Exploring Healing Modalities and Rural Medicine
27:31 Incorporating Flow State into Therapy
28:50 Biofeedback and Patient Experience
30:39 The Interrelationship of Focus and Behavior
32:36 Challenges in the Healthcare System
34:51 The Role of Food and Parenting in Health
37:15 The Impact of Stress and Emotional Health
39:41 The Influence of Technology on Society
49:13 Advice for Navigating Life's Challenges
51:56 Living with an Open Heart
In this conversation, I sit down with Michael Gratch, Founder and President of Flow Therapy, to talk about what it actually takes to build a healthcare company centered on EECP, or enhanced external counterpulsation, inside a complex medical system. Michael’s journey began with one patient, his grandfather, who had undergone multiple bypass surgeries, stents, and had no remaining revascularization options. Quality of life mattered, and there were few answers being offered.
EECP is not alternative medicine. It is a noninvasive cardiovascular therapy supported by decades of research, offered at major academic centers, and covered by Medicare. And yet, access remains limited, adoption uneven, and understanding incomplete. Michael shares how that gap between evidence and availability became the catalyst for building what is now Flow Therapy.
If you are a doctor who has ever struggled to explain EECP to a patient, questioned why effective therapies remain underutilized, or felt the strain of practicing inside a system resistant to change, this conversation will resonate.
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EECP is one of the most evidence-backed therapies in cardiology that many physicians still don’t fully understand, and even fewer feel confident explaining to patients.
Guest & Resources:
Michael Gratch - Founder & CEO, Flow Therapy
Website: https://flowtherapy.com/about-us/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gratch-8557266/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/flow-therapy-eecp/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/flowtherapyeecp/
https://www.instagram.com/mbgratch/
X (Twitter): https://x.com/FlowTherapyEECP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowTherapyEECP/
YouTube: @TrinityHeartCare
KEY MOMENTS
00:00 Introduction to Flow Therapy
01:18 Michael Atch's Personal Journey
03:06 Founding Flow Therapy
07:12 Challenges and Triumphs
21:51 The Technology Behind Flow Therapy
26:29 Flow in Life and Medicine
26:59 Exploring Healing Modalities and Rural Medicine
27:31 Incorporating Flow State into Therapy
28:50 Biofeedback and Patient Experience
30:39 The Interrelationship of Focus and Behavior
32:36 Challenges in the Healthcare System
34:51 The Role of Food and Parenting in Health
37:15 The Impact of Stress and Emotional Health
39:41 The Influence of Technology on Society
49:13 Advice for Navigating Life's Challenges
51:56 Living with an Open Heart
In this conversation, I sit down with Michael Gratch, Founder and President of Flow Therapy, to talk about what it actually takes to build a healthcare company centered on EECP, or enhanced external counterpulsation, inside a complex medical system. Michael’s journey began with one patient, his grandfather, who had undergone multiple bypass surgeries, stents, and had no remaining revascularization options. Quality of life mattered, and there were few answers being offered.
EECP is not alternative medicine. It is a noninvasive cardiovascular therapy supported by decades of research, offered at major academic centers, and covered by Medicare. And yet, access remains limited, adoption uneven, and understanding incomplete. Michael shares how that gap between evidence and availability became the catalyst for building what is now Flow Therapy.
If you are a doctor who has ever struggled to explain EECP to a patient, questioned why effective therapies remain underutilized, or felt the strain of practicing inside a system resistant to change, this conversation will resonate.
✨ Subscribe to Open Heart with Priya Rao, MD to hear more conversations where modern medicine and spirituality meet, where we remember that healing is as much about consciousness as it is about care.
Follow Priya & Open Heart:
Instagram: Instagram.com/openheartthepod
Website: https://openheartpodcast.com/
© 2025 Priya Rao Media LLC. All rights reserved.
Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.