Continuous ambulatory monitoring of absolute right ventricular pressure and mixed venous oxygen saturation in patients with heart failure using an implantable haemodynamic monitor: results of a 1 year multicentre feasibility study

Abstract

This multicentre feasibility study demonstrated the accuracy and stability of sensors implanted in the right ventricle. The IHM-1, using right ventricular pressures and SvO(2), with improved performance, might be useful in the study of pathophysiological mechanisms and treatment interventions in heart failure.