Methodist Hospitals recently introduced the CardioMEMS HF System, a new technology in the management of heart failure. Methodist is the first Northwest Indiana hospital — and the first in all ...

Winter Haven resident Glenda Johns’ battle with heart failure — marked by increasing weakness and frequent hospital stays — is a textbook case of how the condition can consume patients’ lives. “Every ...

The CardioMEMS HF System is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitor that, when used by physicians, has been shown to significantly reduce heart failure hospital admissions and improve ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced a new data analysis from the CHAMPION clinical trial that evaluated outcomes in a subgroup of patients with ...

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - Piedmont Columbus Regional is employing a new technique in an effort to keep patients out of the hospital. The Interventional Cardiology Unit is celebrating its fifth year by ...

Nearly 6.7 million adults in the U.S. have heart failure, with prevalence expected to rise to 8.5 million by 20301,2. While heart failure is a chronic, progressive disease, advances in technology are ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has extended the indications for the CardioMEMS pulmonary artery pressure monitor (Abbott) to include patients with NYHA class II heart failure (HF) who have either ...

What happened with the CardioMEMS HF System (Abbott) is not normal. This is a story about dubious trial analysis, spin, lax regulation, and the growth of low-value care. The paperclip-sized ...

CardioMEMS, a member of Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC), is pioneering a new breed of testing devices to monitor heart patients. Combining wireless communications ...

CardioMEMS's HF System for monitoring heart failure--Courtesy of St. Jude Medical Medicare administrative contractor Novitas said it would not cover St. Jude Medical ...