Research Article

A Systems-Based Analysis of the CardioMEMS HF Sensor for Chronic Heart Failure Management

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The CardioMEMS system. It requires multiple inputs to achieve its aim of reducing heart failure hospitalizations. The sensor must be implanted correctly and safely, patients must transmit pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) data regularly, and health care providers must review those data and formulate treatment plans. Patients can transmit their PAP data at home or in other nonhospitalized settings, and health care providers review data in an independent process at a separate time interval.