CardioMEMS HF System

Remote Pulmonary Pressure Monitoring

CardioMEMS HF System

Patient Selection

CardioMEMS Patient Selection & Assessment

Selecting the Right Patient for Remote PA Pressure Monitoring

The CardioMEMS™ HF System is indicated for patients with:

NYHA Class II or Class III heart failure; and
One heart failure hospitalization in the past 12 months; and/or
Have elevated natriuretic peptides

The CardioMEMS HF System is contraindicated for patients with:

An inability to take dual antiplatelet or anticoagulants for one-month post implant

Receive case studies of patients living with the CardioMEMS HF System

CardioMEMS PA Pressure Monitoring Resources

This document provides information to select heart failure patients who would benefit most from the CardioMEMS HF System, along with BNP thresholds.

Download Patient Considerations Tool

CardioMEMS PA pressure monitoring selection resources

Patients who most commonly receive the CardioMEMS HF System are those on GDMT and those who exhibit any of the following:²

Fluid volumes that are hard to know or manage
Challenging physical assessment
Is a patient with HFpEF or HFrEF
Compliant with heart failure medical care
Would benefit from remote monitoring if they live far from a clinic

NYHA Classes of Heart Failure

Stages of Heart Failure

Reimbursement & Coding

Manuals & Resources

Customer Service

References

Lindenfeld J, Zile MR, Desai AS, et al. Haemodynamic-guided management of heart failure (GUIDE-HF): a randomized controlled trial. The Lancet. 2021;398:991-1001.
Abraham, W. T., Adamson, P. B., Bourge, R. C., Aaron, M., Costanzo, M. R., Stevenson, L. W., …Yadav, J. S., for the CHAMPION Trial Study Group. (2011). Wireless pulmonary artery haemodynamic monitoring in chronic heart failure: A randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 377(9766), 658-666. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60101-3

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