Heart Failure Study Evaluates Diagnostic Sensors in Insertable Cardiac Monitor
February 16, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (February 16, 2023) – Taylor Guidi, Dr. Stuart Russell, Dr. George Hamrick and Rhonda Norton team up to work on the heart failure study evaluating diagnostic sensors in insertable cardiac monitor. This investigational study, led by Dr. George Hamrick, evaluates the LUX-Dx insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) in patients with heart failure. ICMs are small devices implanted under the skin that are used to detect abnormal heart rhythms and provide long-term monitoring. ICMs have the capability of wirelessly transmitting data about a patient’s heart rhythm to their doctor. In this study, we are looking at various sensors, which offer added heart failure diagnostic features to accompany those standard monitoring abilities of the LUX-Dx ICM. Patients will be followed for up to two years. WakeMed enrolled its first patient in this study in November 2022.
WakeMed Heart & Vascular physicians are involved in numerous clinical research studies led by our Clinical Research Institute. Participation in these studies allows WakeMed Heart & Vascular to remain on the forefront of the latest innovations in medical and procedural therapies across numerous cardiovascular specialty areas.
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