Boston Scientific Launches the HeartLogic™* Heart Failure Diagnostic in Europe

The HeartLogic™ Diagnostic is the first and only heart failure diagnostic tool proven to detect 70% of heart failure events several weeks in advance, potentially reducing further hospitalisation for patients with heart failure

VIENNA, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Europe today announced the launch of the HeartLogic™ Heart Failure Diagnostic in Europe. With this launch, the first and only diagnostic tool that enables proactive heart failure (HF) care is now available for patients in select countries across Europe including Italy, Spain, UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, with more to follow in the coming months. 

At present, heart failure affects more than 15 million people in Europe and accounts for approximately 3 million hospitalisations and numerous deaths each year.^[1] The HeartLogic diagnostic provides continuous measurement of early worsening signs of heart failure by combining data from sensors evaluating heart sounds, respiration rate and volume, thoracic impedance, heart rate and activity. HeartLogic's unique algorithm is built into the Resonate™ and next generation Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) and implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs).

"Today, heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalisation in people over the age of 65 and carries a tremendous economic burden on healthcare systems. In fact, after initial hospitalisation, 24 percent of heart failure patients are readmitted to hospital within 30 days.^[2],[3],[4] Utilising HeartLogic, physicians may be able to predict heart failure events weeks before they happen and can intervene earlier and help reduce patient hospitalisations," said Professor John Morgan, Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for Rhythm Management at Boston Scientific in Europe.

The Multisensor Chronic Evaluation in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients (MultiSENSE) study evaluated the performance of the HeartLogic™ Diagnostic to predict impending heart failure (HF) decompensation. In the MultiSENSE study, HeartLogic proved to successfully detect 70% of heart failure events in advance, providing physicians with several weeks of notice in most cases.^[5]

"Using the HeartLogic Heart Failure Diagnostic, physicians can detect early warning signs of heart failure symptoms worsening, which gives them valuable time to address the different pathophysiological aspects of heart failure, adjust treatment, avoid potential re-hospitalisations and ultimately improve overall patient care and outcomes," said John P. Boehmer, M.D., principal investigator and director of the Heart Failure Program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Centre and professor of medicine, Penn State College of Medicine.