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. 2021 Aug 13;8(5):3472–3482. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13550

Table 1.

Summary of CardioMEMS clinical studies

Study Methodology Patient population Sample size Endpoint HF hospitalization Relative risk reduction (RRR)
CHAMPION Prospective, randomized, double‐blinded

NYHA III

HFpEF or HFrEF

550

280—control

270—treatment

HFH 6 months

0.44—control

0.32—treatment

28% [0.60–0.85], P = 0.0002

37% (annualized) [0.52–0.77], P < 0.0001

CMS post‐approval Retrospective cohort FFS Medicare HFrEF/HFpEF 1114 HFH 6 months

1020 events—pre

381 events—post

55% [0.49–0.61], P < 0.001
CardioMEMS post‐approval Prospective, open‐label, single‐arm NYHA Class III & prior HFH within 12 months 1200 HFH 12 months

1.25—pre

0.54—post

57% [0.39–0.47], P < 0.0001
MEMS‐HF Prospective, open‐label, single‐arm NYHA Class III, ≥1 HFH in the preceding year 234 HFH 12 months

1.55—pre

0.60—post

62% [0.31–0.48], P < 0.0001
GUIDE‐HF Prospective, randomized, double‐blinded NYHA Class II–IV, ≥1 HFH or elevated BNP in the preceding year 3600 HFH, IV diuretics visits and all‐cause mortality 12 months In process In process

CI, confidence interval, CMS, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; FFS, fee for service, GUIDE‐HF; Hemodynamic‐GUIDEd Management of Heart Failure; HFH, heart failure hospitalization; HFpEF, heart failure preserved ejection fraction; HFrEF, heart failure reduced ejection fraction; NYHA, New York Heart Association