IRMC 2nd in state to offer wireless heart monitoring – Implantable device will sense heart failure before symptoms appear

IRMC LogoIndian River Medical Center is the 2nd hospital in Florida and 11th in the United States to offer the CardioMEMS HF System. The procedure—first performed on Dec. 12—involves implanting a small pressure sensor in a patient’s pulmonary artery. The wireless sensor is able to transfer information about the patient’s pulmonary artery pressure, an early indicator of heart failure symptoms, to physicians in a remote location. MORE…

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