Abbott Launches New App To Keep Heart Failure Patients Out Of The Hospital

The Merlin 10.0 update to Abbott’s its Merlin patient care network, which works with the CardioMEMS HF sensor system, allows physicians to communicate directly with patients.

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Abbott Laboratories Inc. has updated the software that runs on its Merlin patient care network to promote interaction between heart failure patients and their physicians.

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