Imamura T, Narang N, Kinugawa K. Clinical implications of remote dielectric sensing system to estimate lung fluid levels.
J Cardiol 2023;
81:276-82. [PMID:
35953400 DOI:
10.1016/j.jjcc.2022.07.014]
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Abstract
The reduction of pulmonary congestion is an essential clinical target in the management of chronic heart failure. This proves to be challenging given the lack of a gold standard method to quantify the degree of pulmonary congestion both quickly and non-invasively. Remote dielectric sensing (ReDS) is a non-invasive electromagnetic energy-based technology to quantify lung fluid levels as a percentage within minutes. This technique, due to its high negative predictive value, may be a useful tool particularly to rule out primarily cardiac causes of dyspnea in ambulatory patients when the values are normal. Further studies are warranted to establish ReDS-guided management of congestive heart failure patients.
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