Impact of Remote Dielectric Sensing on Predicting Worsening Heart Failure During Hospitalization for Heart Failure.

A remote dielectric sensing (ReDS) system quickly quantifies pulmonary congestion. Nonetheless, its efficacy in predicting an in-hospital increase in plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels, the potential surrogate of worsening heart failure, remains undetermined. Patients who underwent ReDS measurement on admission during their hospitalization in the general wards for heart failure between 2021 and 2022 were eligible.

Clinical Implications of Remote Dielectric Sensing-Guided Management.

Remote dielectric sensing (ReDS) systems can quantify the degree of pulmonary congestion rapidly and non-invasively. However, the clinical implications of ReDS-guided medication adjustment remain uncertain. Patients hospitalized to treat cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, valvular disease, and coronary artery disease, and underwent ReDS measurement before index discharge between 2021 and 2022 were included.

Systemic Congestion as a Determinant of Efficacy in Adaptive Servo-Ventilation Therapy: A Retrospective Observational Study.

Background: The optimal criteria for patient selection in the context of adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) therapy remain a subject of ongoing investigation. We postulate that baseline plasma volume, assessable through several straightforward clinical parameters, might be correlated with a more pronounced reduction in plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels following mid-term ASV therapy.

Methods: We included patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure who had received continuous ASV therapy for a minimum of three months.

Presence of Pleural Effusion in the Assessment of Remote Dielectric Sensing.

Background: The remote dielectric sensing (ReDS) system is a recently introduced non-invasive technology used to easily estimate the degree of lung fluid volume without any expert techniques. In the previous literature, ReDS values had a moderate correlation with invasively measured pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP), the gold standard for representing left heart preload. Considering the mechanism of ReDS technology, ReDS values may be inappropriately elevated in the presence of pleural effusion (PE), and the ability of the ReDS system to estimate PAWP may decrease in such a situation.