ATLANTA, May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CardioMEMS,
Inc., an Atlanta-based medical device company that has
developed and is commercializing a proprietary wireless sensing and
communication technology for the human body, today announced that
its founder and CEO Jay Yadav, M.D., has been chosen as a finalist
for the Atlanta Business Chronicle Health-Care Heroes Awards. The
awards are presented by the Atlanta Business Chronicle to honor the
people and organizations that demonstrate excellence and deserve
recognition in the health-care community, from the doctors finding
cures for deadly diseases to organizations serving Atlanta’s
health-care needs.
Dr. Yadav was nominated for the award in the Health Care
Innovation category for his development of the Champion Heart
Failure Monitoring System, the first permanently implantable,
wireless, battery-free device that provides cardiac
catheterization-type data from home for patients suffering from
chronic heart failure. In 2010, CardioMEMS completed its
clinical trial for its Champion System, demonstrating a 38%
reduction in heart failure related hospitalizations. In
February, the positive Champion trial results were published in
The Lancet, one of the world’s leading medical
journals.
The Health-Care Heroes Award winners will be revealed at the
14th annual award presentation dinner on May 19 at the
Cobb Energy Centre.
About CardioMEMS, Inc.
CardioMEMS is a medical device company that has developed and is
commercializing proprietary wireless sensing and communication
technology for the human body. The company’s technology platform is
designed to improve the management of severe chronic cardiovascular
diseases such as aneurysms, heart failure, and hypertension.
CardioMEMS miniature wireless sensors can be implanted using
minimally invasive techniques and transmit cardiac output, blood
pressure and heart rate data, w
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