If you have congestive heart failure, it can be frightening to not know when your heart failure is worsening. What if there was a way to have your heart monitored 24/7 and avoid hospitalization?2
Find a heart failure clinic to book a consultation about CardioMEMS™ HF System
Patient featured is an employee of Abbott.
– Avery, recipient of CardioMEMS HF System
Talk with someone who has their heart monitored with the CardioMEMS HF System
Over time, heart failure (also called congestive heart failure), or a weak heart, will worsen when the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet your body’s needs. Heart failure symptoms like these can limit your activities and way of life without you even realizing it.
Find a heart specialist near you who specializes in treating heart failure.
The CardioMEMS HF System is a wireless heart monitor that measures pulmonary artery pressure and heart rate for people with heart failure. If you have congestive heart failure, find a heart failure clinic near you and book a consultation.
The CardioMEMS™ PA Sensor is placed during a common procedure and allows your doctor to monitor the pulmonary artery pressure in your heart.
During this procedure, doctors access the pulmonary artery with a thin tube (called a catheter) that is guided through a vein to reach your heart.
After your CardioMEMS PA Sensor is placed, you will take daily readings remotely. It only takes a few minutes, and the information is sent to a secure website that your care team can access.
Your care team reviews the information, and will contact you if any changes to your medications or treatment plan are necessary.
— Bob, recipient of the CardioMEMS™ HF System*
You will be evaluated by a heart failure specialist, which could include an interventional cardiologist and a heart failure cardiologist. There are several factors they will take into consideration when deciding whether or not you should receive the CardioMEMS HF System. Find a clinic near you.
Through remote monitoring, the CardioMEMS HF System can help you live your best life by:
The PA sensor does not need a battery or replaceable parts and is intended to last for your lifetime.5
You can have an MRI scan under certain conditions.5 Talk with the doctor ordering the MRI scan to ensure that he or she knows that you have a CardioMEMS PA Sensor.
The procedure may be covered by health insurance or Medicare. When you speak to the medical center, after they determine you are a candidate, they can help explain your coverage options.
You can find a clinic by using our clinic finder. Search for a center near you by city, state or zip code.
The specialist can describe the risks and benefits and help you decide which option is right for you.
*This testimonial relates an account of an individual’s response to the treatment. This patient’s account is genuine, typical and documented. However, it does not provide any indication, guide, warranty or guarantee as to the response other persons may have to the treatment. Responses to the treatment discussed can and do vary and are specific to the individual patient.
Abbott does not endorse any of the clinics on this locator, but merely provides them as a courtesy to patients. Nor does Abbott represent that this is a full list of clinics in a particular location. The clinics are included in the locator because they provide implantable device support for Abbott devices; therefore, the directory is not meant to be an endorsement for any particular clinic. Note that Abbott is a medical device manufacturer and cannot provide medical advice.
These materials are not intended to replace your doctor's advice or information. For any questions or concerns you may have regarding the medical procedures, devices and/or your personal health, please discuss these with your physician.
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