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Case Studies in Advanced Monitoring: OptiVol®
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Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2006, 7(S1), 62–66;
Published: 20 January 2006
Abstract
Two cases of congestive heart failure with decompensation are presented. The OptiVol® fluid index (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN) provides an objective gauge of fluid status that can be difficult to obtain with routine clinical history or even with physical examination. The Cardiac Compass® Report (Medtronic, Inc.) can identify a patient's ability to achieve euvolemia and the need for pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions. Future studies will help define diagnostic and management algorithms using the OptiVol index, as well as in combination with other parameters in the Cardiac Compass Report, to facilitate proactive monitoring of patients with congestive heart failure.
Keywords
Congestive heart failure
OptiVol
Fluid overload
Diuretics
Cardiac Compass Report