Medical Management Guided by Pulmonary Artery Pressures in NYHA Functional Class III Heart Failure Patients
2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 17; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.06.313
ISSN1532-8414
AutoresMaria Rosa Costanzo, William T. Abraham, Philip B. Adamson, Pam Cowart, K Corcoran, Greg Ginn,
Tópico(s)Heart Failure Treatment and Management
ResumoThe CHAMPION (CardioMEMS Heart sensor Allows for Monitoring of Pressures to Improve Outcomes in NYHA class III patients) Trial demonstrated that treatment based upon pulmonary artery (PA) pressures effectively reduced heart failure (HF) hospitalizations. We now report the therapy changes made to achieve these outcomes.
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