title: A wireless pressure sensor for monitoring pulmonary artery pressure in advanced heart failure: initial experience.
abstract: Hemodynamic goals have been used in the past to guide therapy in patients with heart failure (HF). For HF patients whose signs and symptoms of congestion do not resolve with initial therapy it appears reasonable to consider hemodynamic monitoring at experienced sites. It has been suggested that implantable hemodynamic sensors may enable frequent monitoring of hemodynamic changes in HF patients and be used in tailoring vasodilator. We present the first human case of radio-frequency based, wireless pressure sensor for the monitoring of pulmonary artery pressure in patients with advanced HF. This sensor is delivered into the pulmonary artery via percutaneous venous access.
authors.affiliation: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. pcastro@med.puc.cl
authors.forename: Pablo F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Concepción
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bourge
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Milton
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alcaino
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deck
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrada
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alfaro
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index