ACUTE HEART FAILURE
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Heart failure (HF) is the most critical and costly public health crisis — the leading cause of death and the largest healthcare costs in the US and EU.
Pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) are inserted into a heart to measure continuous hemodynamic data to assess heart function — PACs are the standard of care for patients with acute HF (ADHF).
Current PACs involve serious risks, are complex and data is often misinterpreted — resulting in suboptimal HF care management and costly hospital readmissions.
Patients
Significant insertion risks
Pain & discomfort
No mobility, bed bound
Prolonged hospital stay
Physicians
Complex setup
PAC inaccuracies
Misinterpretation up to 40%
Suboptimal treatment
Payers
Delayed discharge
Rehospitalization
Inefficiencies
Increased costs
Without PACs
Clinicians rely on indirect, less
accurate methods resulting in suboptimal treatment decisions
Existing PACs are bulky, highly invasive catheters that deliver hemodynamic data with limited reliability.
Indirect methods (e.g. lab tests, imaging) provide delayed data with limited accuracy.
Permanent electronic cardiac implants carry risks, long-term complications and high costs
Non-invasive devices (wearables) have no place in the management of acute heart failure.
Conclusion
A safer, more reliable AI-guided PAC would lead to better acute HF care management.
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