ACUTE HEART FAILURE
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Unmet clinical needs
Unmet clinical needs
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.
Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a cardiac crisis where the heart fails to pump blood effectively, causing fluid to rapidly flood the lungs and body.
Pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) are the standard of care for patients with ADHF.
PACs are inserted into a heart to directly measure hemodynamic data to assess heart function.
Today’s legacy PA catheters
Today’s legacy PA catheters
Today’s legacy PACs involve serious risks, are complex and data is often misinterpreted — resulting in suboptimal HF care management and costly hospital readmissions.
High risks & discomfort for patients
2-3% serious complications
Complex to use for clinicians
Adjustments often required
Unreliable data
Data interpretation errors (up to 40%)
Wrong treatment decisions
Other monitoring devices and methods
Other monitoring devices and methods
Permanent electronic cardiac implants carry risks, long-term complications and high costs
Indirect methods (e.g. lab tests, imaging) provide delayed indirect data with limited accuracy
Non-invasive devices (wearables) have no place in the management of ADHF
Conclusion
Conclusion
A safer, more reliable AI-guided PAC would lead to better acute HF care management.
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