Rathman Lisa
The Heart Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603, USA.
Am J Cardiol. 2007 May 21;99(10A):29G-33G. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.02.042. Epub 2007 Mar 12.
Implantable cardiac devices are increasingly being used to treat heart failure and may provide an opportunity to more effectively monitor a patient's clinical status and prevent hospitalization by detecting subclinical congestion before progression to acute decompensated heart failure. This article reviews the use of device diagnostics in clinical practice and discusses their utility as tools in heart failure disease management, with a focus on the use of a new intrathoracic impedance diagnostic as an educational tool to improve patient adherence.
植入式心脏设备越来越多地用于治疗心力衰竭，并且可能提供一个机会，通过在进展为急性失代偿性心力衰竭之前检测亚临床充血，更有效地监测患者的临床状况并预防住院。本文回顾了设备诊断在临床实践中的应用，并讨论了它们作为心力衰竭疾病管理工具的效用，重点是使用一种新的胸腔内阻抗诊断作为提高患者依从性的教育工具。
