The Gold Standard of Cardiac Function Analysis based on ventricular pressure-volume measurements, has now entered the clinical-routine arena for diastolic heart failure or HFpEF/HFNEF.

• Dubbed a "State-of-the art" technique for HFpEF diagnosis by Kitzman in an editorial (Circulation 2008) on a study by Westerman et al. which featured the technique applied to 80 patients.
• Hailed by Lam (J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010) as 'particularly useful in the early diagnosis' of HFpEF in an editorial on a study by Penicka et al.
• Recognized by Borlaug and Kass (Heart Fail Clin. 2009) as providing 'greater insight into the mechanisms of disease in disorders such as HFpEF'
• Defined by Tschöpe and Paulus (Circulation 2009) as the 'gold standard for LV stiffness measurements' to be obtained only by cardiac catheterization with pressure-volume catheters...

References Systolic/Diastolic Heart Failure...

CD Leycom® is proud to present the improved CFL-M (Cardiac Function Laboratory) named Inca® (IntraCardiac Analyzer), a cardiac function and performance monitor that enables practical and accurate perioperative ‘fine-tuning' of complex therapies.

The Inca® gives you unprecedented accuracy for Heart Failure (HF) diagnosis by enabling the analysis of the cardiac contractile state, pressure-volume relationship and intraventricular dyssynchrony. The Inca® could improve the quality and efficiency of heart failure diagnosis and interventions leading to better patient outcome and an attractive cost-benefit ratio. 

The Inca® provides clinicians with:

• Real-time, operator independent, intra-beat and beat-to-beat intra-ventricular measurement of cardiac function and performance; indispensable guidance for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) a.k.a. Biventricular Pacing
• Real-time, 100% operator independent measurement of intra-ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony... a prerequisite for CRT and HF diagnosis
• Reliable detection and quantification of Cardiomyopathy/Heart Failure conditions such as Systolic/Diastolic Heart Failure; low and normal ejection fraction (HFLEF/HFrEF, HFNEF/HFpEF)
• Accurate acquisition, display and storage of cardiac function data

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