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Pau Codina1, Omar Abdul-Jawad Altisent1, Evelyn Santiago-Vacas1
1Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction:
The CardioMEMS device is inserted into the pulmonary artery and allows monitorization of pulmonary artery pressure in heart failure patients. Previous studies have shown a reduction in hospitalizations for heart failure and an improvement in quality of life in the group of patients monitored with the device.
Patients And Methods:
Eleven patients managed in a multidisciplinary heart failure clinic implanted with the sensor were consecutively included from June 2019 to February 2020. This is the first experience with a cardioMEMS device published in Spain.
Results:
The device was successfully implanted in all cases without severe complications or sensor failures, allowing precise adjustment of medical treatment that led to very few heart failure readmissions.
Discussion:
Wireless pulmonary artery pressure monitoring will probably become an essential component in the management of selected HF patients.
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