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TheAtrialFlowRegulatordevice:expandingthefieldofinteratrialshuntingfortreatingheartfailurepatients.EuroIntervention2019;15:398-400.DOI:10.4244/ ...

Despite decades of major advances in the treatment of patients with heart failure (HF), morbidity and mortality remain high regardless of aetiology. Increased left atrial pressure (LAP) leading to pulmonary congestion is the main mechanism precipitating acute decompensation and the worsening of symptoms. Implantable haemodynamic pressure monitoring has been shown to decrease HF hospitalisation and improve outcomes by guiding dose titration of drugs impacting on LAP1. Despite the benefits of device-guided therapy, it should be noted that most HF patients are elderly and exhibit multiple comorbidities which may represent a challenge for both medication self-titration and close follow-up. The ...