Table 1 Characteristic of the included studies.

From: Effectiveness of remote pulmonary artery pressure estimating in heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Year of publication

Population

Sample size

Intervention group, n

Control group, n

Males, %

Mean age, years

Mean EF (%)

EF < 40% (%)

Implanted device

Description of intervention

Blinded

CHAMPION

2011

NYHA III

550

270

280

73

61.5

NR

78.3

CardioMems

Implantation of CARDIOMEMS and then randomization

single-blinded

GUIDE-HF

2021

NYHA II–IV

1000

497

503

63

70.5

39

49.2

CardioMems

Implantation of CARDIOMEMS and then randomization

single-blinded

MONITOR-HF

2023

NYHA III

348

176

172

76

69.5

30

71.8

CardioMems

Randomization and then implantation of CARDIOMEMS in intervention group

unmasked

REDUCEhf

2011

NYHA II-III

400

202

198

69

55

23

NR

Chronicle

Implantation of ICD and Chronicle and then randomization

single-blinded

COMPASS-HF

2008

NYHA III- IV

274

134

140

65

58

NR

NR

Chronicle

Implantation of Chronicle and then randomization

single-blinded

  1. EF left ventricle ejection fraction, NYHA new york heart association, NR not reported, HF heart failure, CV cardiovascular, I intervention group, C control group, CI confidence interval, PAP pulmonary artery pressure.