First Irish patient successfully implanted with device to monitor heart failure at home

First Irish patient implanted with innovative heart failure management system from Irish company FIRE1.

The first ever Irish patient has been successfully implanted with an innovative device to monitor heart failure at home.

The procedure, which took place at University Hospital Galway (UHG), is the first human trial of a device that could positively impact thousands of people living with heart failure in Ireland every year and may also alleviate the burden on hospital emergency rooms.