Maury Regional Health (MRH) is now offering an advanced tool for patients with heart failure: the CardioMEMS™ HF System. This small, implantable device allows care teams to monitor a patient’s heart failure status remotely and make timely adjustments to their treatment, with the goal of helping prevent hospitalization and improve quality of life.
Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC) began using the CardioMEMS HF System in May. The system is designed for patients with moderate to advanced heart failure who have been hospitalized in the past year or have elevated natriuretic peptides.
“As a regional leader in heart care, we are committed to bringing the most advanced tools and treatments to our patients,” said CEO Martin Chaney, MD. “The CardioMEMS HF System is another way we’re helping people live longer, healthier lives right here at home.”
Heart failure is a chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough oxygen-rich blood to meet the body’s needs. Over time, this can lead to symptoms, such as shortness of breath, swelling in the legs and feet, fatigue and weight gain. Managing the condition requires ongoing monitoring and care to help patients avoid worsening symptoms and hospital stays.
The CardioMEMS HF System includes a tiny sensor that is implanted into the pulmonary artery during a minimally invasive outpatient procedure. Once in place, the sensor measures changes in pressure that can indicate fluid buildup or worsening heart failure — often before symptoms begin. Patients take daily readings from home using a specialized pillow that wirelessly transmits the data to their care team.
“By monitoring changes early, we can act quickly to help keep patients out of the hospital,” said Kevin Maquiling, MD, a cardiologist who led the launch of CardioMEMS HF System at MRH. “This technology gives us the ability to manage heart failure more proactively, and that can make a real difference in a patient’s life.”
MRH offers a Heart Failure Support Group that meets on the last Tuesday of each month from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Maury Regional Annex. For more information call 931.381.1111, ext. 2089, or visit MauryRegional.com/Calendar.
MRMC provides a vast array of cardiac services, including interventional procedures, pacemaker and defibrillator implants, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation and diagnostic testing, such as calcium CT scoring, cardiac catheterization, carotid ultrasounds, echocardiograms and more.
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