Association of Ambulatory Hemodynamic Monitoring of Heart Failure With Clinical Outcomes in a Concurrent Matched Cohort Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In a randomized clinical trial, heart failure (HF) hospitalizations were lower in patients managed with guidance from an implantable pulmonary artery pressure sensor compared with usual care. It remains unclear if ambulatory monitoring could also improve long-term clinical outcomes in real-world practice.

Objective

To determine the association between ambulatory hemodynamic monitoring and rates of HF hospitalization at 12 months in clinical practice.

Design, setting, and participants

This matched cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries used claims data collected between June 1, 2014, and March 31, 2016. Medicare patients who received implants of a pulmonary artery pressure sensor were identified from the 100% Medicare claims database. Each patient who receiv

SUBMITTER: Abraham J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537799 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature