Finapres Medical Systems non invasive hemodynamics -- Cardiology

More than ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) only

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is used in sleep studies and to establish 24 hour blood pressure profiles. Standard ABPM devices measure on set intervals (each 15-30 minutes) blood pressure only. With Finapres devices short and long term hemodynamic changes will become visible.

Finapres devices can measure beat-to-beat blood pressure not loosing any information between intermittent measurements. Furthermore other hemodynamic parameters such as pulse rate variability (PRV) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) can be retrieved. In most countries insurance companies have included ABPM measurements in their reimbursement system.

Ensuring optimal pacemaker settings

Finapres systems are used to optimize the atrioventricular delay in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The changes in systolic blood pressure are monitored as atrioventricular (AV) delays are changed. The optimum AV delay is found when blood pressure is at its maximum and becomes progressively lower when moved away from the optimal settings for the patient. Non-invasive hemodynamics are used for patient well-being.

Insight in your patients’ baroreflex sensitivity

Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) is an important parameter in, for example, essential hypertension, obesity, pregnancy and symptomatic carotic artery disease. The Finometer® and Portapres® systems are easily and accurately used to assess a patient’s BRS. The hemodynamic parameters are obtained by non-invasive beat-to-beat blood pressure measurements in combination with powerful algorithms within our BeatScope® software.

Assessing patients with an increased risk for heart failure

Cardiac output (CO) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) as well as other hemodynamic parameters are important to assess the risk for hypertension, cardiomyopathy and ischemic heart disease. Finapres devices are widely used in research and clinical settings to assess the circulation of a patient. Finapres devices are risk free and offer a high level of comfort due to the absence of an arterial line.

Verifying vasovagal syncope easily

Head-up tilt table (HUT) testing is one of the most common ways to diagnose vasovagal syncope (fainting) especially when earlier diagnoses have been uncertain. Patients suffer generally from a combination of two reactions: a drop in heart rate followed by a drop in blood pressure (cardioinhibitory response) and/or a drop in blood pressure due to arterial dilatation (vasodepressor response). Both reactions can be monitored and analyzed using our Finometer® or Portapres® systems.