Safety and feasibility of hemodynamic pulmonary artery pressure monitoring using the CardioMEMS device in LVAD management

Abstract

Remote hemodynamic monitoring in LVAD patients is safe and feasible with the CardioMEMS, which could be used to identify patients at elevated risk of complications as well as optimize patient management remotely during the out-patient phase with less frequent hospitalizations. Larger pivotal studies are warranted to test the hypothesis generated from this concept study.