A device that detects fluid in the lungs helped reduce heart failure deaths by nearly two-thirds and death from any cause by more than one-third, according to a study in Israel.
Patients whose lungs were assessed regularly using the Edema Guard Monitor in a two-year trial had a significantly reduced risk of dying because doctors detected pulmonary congestion early enough to prevent hospitalization and death, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology’s annual conference in Chicago.
