Patient Data
There is a CardioMEMS device overlying the region of the left lower lobar pulmonary artery. Right internal jugular central line tip terminates in the superior aspect of the superior vena cava. There is patchy bibasilar atelectasis.
Postprocessing magnified image demonstrates the CardioMEMS device.
Case Discussion
The CardioMEMS™ HF System is a US Food and Drug Administration-approved wireless heart failure (HF) monitor that is placed within a pulmonary artery. It measures heart rate along with pulmonary artery pressures 1.
Note the large nitinol loops on either end of the sensor that secure it into the branch pulmonary artery by their outward force 2.
Disclosure: I, Daniel Chonde, have no actual or potential ethical or financial conflict of interest in relation to this device. This case is not intended to be a personal endorsement or recommendation of this product.