Trials of implanted heart monitor begin:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Trials of a pacemaker-sized implant which monitors heart failure patients have begun in Sweden. The Chronicle device, made by US firm Medtronic, is implanted in the pectoral region of the patient and measures blood pressure inside the heart as well as heart rate and activity levels. Data is stored and sent telemetrically to a monitor so that the doctor can tailor drug therapy. The first implant was performed on a 70-year-old man at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm.