FDA approves first implantable wireless device with remote monitoring to measure pulmonary artery pressure in certain heart failure patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the CardioMEMSHF System that measures the pulmonary artery (PA) pressures and heart rates of patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III heart failure who have been hospitalized for heart failure in the previous year. The device allows health care professionals to monitor the condition of their patients remotely.