The CardioMEMS system in the clinical management of end-stage heart failure patients: three case reports

Abstract Background Recent clinical trials have shown that pulmonary artery pressure-guided therapy via the CardioMEMS™ system reduces the risk of recurrent hospitalizations in chronic heart failure (HF) patients. The CardioMEMS™ pressure sensor is percutaneously implanted in a branch of the pulmona...

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Main Authors: Carsten Tschöpe, Alessio Alogna, Frank Spillmann, Alessandro Faragli, Gunther Schmidt, Florian Blaschke, Uwe Kühl, Ewa Hertel, Monika Willner, Daniel Morris, Heiner Post, Michel Noutsias, Burkert Pieske, Florian Krackhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0883-4