Calgary doctor tests wireless sensor for patients with heart failure

A doctor at the Foothills Medical Centre is testing out a tiny wireless sensor in patients with heart failure to help improve their quality of life.  The CardioMEMS, which is millimetres in size, is implanted into the pulmonary artery during a procedure that takes 30 minutes. According to a news release, Alberta Health Services says the device measures pressure in the lungs, which is a marker of a patient's heart health. Doctors receive daily reports of that patient's lung pressure, which a