CardioMEMS HF System heart failure monitoring device
CardioMEMS HF System heart failure monitoring device
Baptist Golden Triangle is now offering a miniaturized, wireless monitoring sensor to manage heart failure. The CardioMEMS HF System is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device that has been proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions when used by physicians to manage heart failure.
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6.439 -> What if there was a tool that would
alert your doctor that your heart
10.2 -> failure may be getting worse even before
you felt symptoms. Today, for heart
15.45 -> failure patients like you, there is. In a
normal healthy heart, all the chambers
20.7 -> work together to pump blood and
oxygenate the body. In some people, the
25.23 -> heart loses its ability to pump blood
and oxygenate the body. We call this
29.849 -> heart failure, though it does not mean
the heart fails abruptly. Heart failure
34.38 -> is a progressive disease that can make
you feel weak, tired, or breathless, and
38.58 -> may cause a buildup of fluid in your
lungs, often called congestion. If you're
43.5 -> diagnosed with heart failure,
your doctor may monitor your weight and
47.04 -> blood pressure or prescribe several
different medications and even recommend
51.27 -> a cardiac resynchronization therapy
device or CRT. Now, there's a new tool
57.51 -> that will help your heart failure team
better understand how your pulmonary
61.14 -> artery pressures -- which are reflective of
your heart failure condition -- may be
65.489 -> responding to different therapies, such
as medications, lifestyle changes, or CRT.
70.979 -> It's called the Cardio MEMS HF System,
and your doctor may recommend that you
76.29 -> get and use this system. St. Jude Medical
is the only company in the world to
81.63 -> offer an option like the Cardio MEMS HF
System. This little sensor -- no bigger than
88.049 -> the size of a dime -- will be implanted in
your pulmonary artery during a minimally
92.64 -> invasive procedure called a right heart
catheterization. Once the sensor is
98.07 -> implanted, you will be able to take
readings of your pulmonary artery
101.58 -> pressures at home using your electronics
unit. Taking and sending your readings
106.26 -> will take only a few minutes. The
pressure readings are immediately sent
110.22 -> to a secure website accessed by your
physician.
113.58 -> Why is the Cardio MEMS HF System so
important? Because clinical studies have
119.2 -> shown that changes in pulmonary artery
pressures are a good indicator of
123.46 -> worsening heart failure, even before the
patient experiences symptoms, such as
127.63 -> weight gain and shortness of breath. With
the information obtained from the Cardio
132.7 -> MEMS HF System, your doctor will be able to adjust your medications, thereby
137.32 -> reducing your chances of ending up in
the hospital.
144.08 -> Thanks to advanced medical technology, people with heart failure are living better, healthier, more active lives than ever before.
154.2 -> Implantation Risks.
156.34 -> As with any medical procedure,
158.41 -> there are risks associated with the
implantation of a sensor, although
163.18 -> complications are very rare. Some of
these risks include: arrhythmias, bleeding,
169.739 -> death, device embolization, hematoma,
infection, myocardial infarction, stroke,
178.56 -> thrombus, transient ischemic attack. The
Cardio MEMS HF System is not
185.079 -> appropriate for all heart failure
patients. Individual experiences and
189.67 -> results may vary. See your doctor for
more information and if it is
193.93 -> appropriate for you. For more information,
and to find a clinic near you, please
198.78 -> visit www.heartfailureanswers.com.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxiehtss3Wc