Talk to Someone Who Has the CardioMEMS HF System
To get a first-hand perspective about the benefits of being remotely monitored, you can speak one-on-one with a patient whose life has improved by using the CardioMEMS HF System.
Managing Heart Failure with Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring
Managing heart failure can be challenging because changes may happen before symptoms appear.
The CardioMEMS™ HF System supports remote heart failure monitoring by helping your care team track pulmonary artery pressure, which can be an early sign that heart failure is getting worse.
With pulmonary artery pressure monitoring, your care team may be able to:
- Monitor changes remotely
- Guide heart failure management decisions
- Adjust medications or lifestyle recommendations
- Help identify worsening heart failure before symptoms appear, keeping you out of the hospital1
How is Heart Failure Managed?
Heart failure may be managed through a combination of medications, lifestyle changes, procedures, and ongoing care from your healthcare team. Regular monitoring and communication with your care team can help manage your heart failure symptoms and support your treatment plan.
Managing heart failure may include:
- Taking medications as prescribed
- Monitoring symptoms such as shortness of breath or swelling
- Tracking weight regularly
- Following dietary recommendations
- Undergoing procedures or device therapy as recommended by your care team
- Staying in contact with your care team
Contact your care team if you notice sudden weight gain, increased shortness of breath or swelling.
Remote Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring and Early Treatment Is Important and Can Help Keep You Out of the Hospital1
The CardioMEMS HF System is a clinically proven pulmonary artery (PA) pressure monitor that reduces heart failure hospitalizations and improves quality of life.¹ This is important because each time you’re hospitalized for heart failure, your heart failure may get worse.
Early treatment for heart failure is essential. This chart shows the progression of heart failure and where PA pressure changes can be observed.
Early and Proactive
Treatment informed by
CardioMEMS HF System
An increase in fluid levels results in PA pressure changes
CardioMEMS HF System notifies your care team if your PA pressure changes.
Treatment plan update
Your care team updates your treatment based on your PA pressures, before symptoms appear or if your heart failure worsens.
Late and Reactive
Treatment without
CardioMEMS HF System
Syptoms appear, such as weight gain and shortness of breath
Your heart becomes overworked and symptoms appear if your treatment is not based on your current PA pressures.
Hospitalization
Worsening fluid levels, without treatment changes, may lead to hospitalization.
How the CardioMEMS HF System Works
- Using a common surgical procedure, a tiny pressure-sensing device, about the size of a dime, is placed in your pulmonary artery.
- A patient reader lets you take daily PA pressure readings from the comfort of your home.
- The system sends these readings remotely to your heart failure care team through a secure website.
- Your care team reviews the readings and contacts you if a particular action or adjustment is necessary.
Regular pulmonary artery pressure monitoring helps you and your heart failure team identify proactive treatments to help you live more and worry less.
Watch a video about how the CardioMEMS HF System works
Prep for Your Doctor Visit
Talking to your doctor about heart failure can feel overwhelming, but it’s extremely important. Your doctor may discuss a variety of treatment options with you based on your symptoms, severity, and overall health.
Get Heart Failure Support
Connect with someone who understands heart failure and the CardioMEMS HF System
References
- Abraham, W. T., Adamson, P. B., Bourge, R. C., Aaron, M. F., Costanzo, M. R., Stevenson, L. W., … Yaday, J. S. (2011). Wireless pulmonary artery haemodynamic monitoring in chronic heart failure: A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 377(9766), 658-666. n=550. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60101-3
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