A novel therapeutic strategy: remote dielectric sensing-guided management of pulmonary congestion

Akira Oshima; Teruhiko Imamura; Hiroshi Onoda; Masakazu Hori; Koichiro Kinugawa

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2021.10.009

A novel therapeutic strategy: remote dielectric sensing-guided management of pulmonary congestion

J Cardiol Cases. 2021 Nov 21;25(5):269-271. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2021.10.009. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Akira Oshima¹, Teruhiko Imamura¹, Hiroshi Onoda¹, Masakazu Hori¹, Koichiro Kinugawa¹

Affiliation

¹ The Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.

Abstract

Management of pulmonary congestion is a key to improve mortality and morbidity in patients with congestive heart failure, but it is often challenging due to a lack of gold standard to accurately assess the lung fluid level. We had an 86-year-old man who was admitted to our institute due to worsening congestive heart failure. His pulmonary congestion was quantified repeatedly by the novel noninvasive device, remote dielectric sensing, and was optimally managed by the medication adjustment. Remote dielectric sensing might be a promising device to quantify pulmonary congestion and guide clinicians to optimize medications in addition to the conventional multi-modalities. <Learning objective: Remote dielectric sensing might be a promising device to quantify pulmonary congestion and guide clinicians to optimize medications in patients with congestive heart failure.>.

Keywords: Congestion; Heart failure; Hemodynamics; Remote dielectric sensing.

Publication types

Case Reports