Patent ID: 9198908
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B,A61K

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a subject having a cardiovascular condition, comprising: (a) administering to the subject a treatment regimen that includes a PDE-5 inhibitor, wherein the PDE-5 inhibitor is selected from tadalafil or sildenafil; (b) obtaining one or more pulmonary arterial (PA) hemodynamic readings from the subject using an implantable pressure sensor, wherein the PA hemodynamic readings comprise a PA hemodynamic waveform; (c) processing the PA hemodynamic waveform using the processor of a computing device to obtain a cardiovascular parameter, wherein the cardiovascular parameter is selected from the group consisting of pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), cardiac output (CO), peripheral vascular resistance (PVR), total peripheral resistance (TPR), heart rate, respiratory rate, dicrotic notch information, or combinations thereof; (d) comparing the cardiovascular parameter obtained from the subject to a standard to determine the efficacy of the treatment regimen for the treatment of the cardiovascular condition in the subject; and (e) maintaining or altering the treatment regimen administered to the subject in view of the indicated efficacy of the treatment regimen for the treatment of the cardiovascular condition in the subject.