| abstract |
A system and method for treating congestive heart failure in a patient, including: implanting at least one pressure sensor in a desired location within the patient; providing an ex- vivo interrogation system and monitoring system that can be configured to optionally affect at least one of: selectively energizing the at one pressure sensor, receiving a return or output signal from the at one pressure sensor, processing the return signal, and displaying processed data derived from the at least one pressure sensor to a physician. The system and method also includes deriving diagnostic and treatment information from the processed data and sending diagnostic and treatment information to the patient. |