Abstract:Congestive heart failure (CHF) has become one of the most common diagnoses and a leading cost concern for Medicare and insurance companies. The majority of costs associated with CHF surround hospitalization and re-admissions. As a result of these rising costs, there has been a push to identify early markers of impending congestion as a surveillance tool and possible measure of effectiveness of treatment. The measurement of diastolic pulmonary artery (PA) pressure from invasive devices has been shown to be usef… Show more
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