Stuttgart, Germany, May 28th, 2018 – Impulse Dynamics Germany, GmbH announced results on “Real World” experience from its European Clinical Registry. The results were presented today by Prof. Gerd Hasenfuß, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Heart Center, University Hospital Göttingen, Germany at the Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Session of the European Heart Failure Congress in Vienna, Austria.
CCM™ is a therapy unique to the Optimizer® family of devices that deliver electrical signals to the heart that are intended to reduce symptoms and improve exercise tolerance in patients with heart failure (HF). 140 of the patients enrolled in the observational registry in Europe had characteristics similar to those of the patients enrolled in the recently finished US FIX-HF-5C study: QRS <130 msec, ejection fraction (EF) between 25% and 45% and NYHA class III or IV HF. Enrollment occurred based on clinical need and all data was independently monitored. The patients in the registry were followed for up to 2 years for hospitalizations, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLWHFQ), and NYHA, and followed up to 3 years for mortality. Reported mortality was compared with that predicted by the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) and the Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC). A separate analysis was performed on the subgroup of patients with EF between 25-34% and 35-45%.
Highlights of the CCM-Registry results include:
- In real-world experience, CCM™ produces results similar to those of previous studies in subjects with LVEF 25-45% and QRS<130ms
- Hospitalizations decreased by 75% in the 2-years following CCM™ compared to the 1-year period prior to CCM™
- MLWHFQ and NYHA showed significant and progressive improvement over 2-years.
- Clinical effectiveness was even greater in patients with EF 35-45%. This subgroup of patients showed a greater benefit in performance improvement and a statistically significant reduction in mortality compared to mortality prediction models
“The results of the Registry and the FIX-HF-5C exceeded my expectations. The “Real World Evidence” of the registry data is consistent with that from the randomized controlled study data from the FIX-HF-5C. The benefits for patients such as improved exercise capacity and quality of life, but also the effects on heart failure morbidity and mortality are impressive and confirm CCM as a valuable treatment option for patients suffering from heart failure” said Prof. Hasenfuß. “It provides a therapy option for patients with moderately reduced left ventricular systolic function (EF25-45%), who currently have no other options for improvement.”
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“I would like to thank the Registry Investigators and the Impulse Dynamics’ team for completing this important Registry confirming the Fix-5C randomized study and providing an option for heart failure patients with narrow QRS.” said Dr. Simos Kedikoglou, Impulse Dynamics’ CEO.
About the Optimizer® Integra CCM-D™ System and CCM® Therapy
The Optimizer Integra CCM-D System is an investigational device that combines CCM therapy and ICD therapy into one device. This device is being used in an FDA-approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) study and is not available for sale in the United States.
Impulse Dynamics currently offers the Optimizer system that is FDA-approved and CE-marked. The Optimizer system delivers CCM therapy — the company’s proprietary technology — to the heart. CCM therapy has been designed by Impulse Dynamics to improve the heart’s contraction, allowing more oxygen-rich blood to be pushed out through the body. CCM therapy is indicated to improve 6-minute hall walk, quality of life, and functional status of NYHA Class III heart failure patients who remain symptomatic despite guideline directed medical therapy, are not receiving Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT), and have a left ventricular ejection fraction ranging from 25% to 45%.
CCM therapy delivers non-excitatory electrical pulses from the implantable Optimizer device in a manner designed to improve heart contraction. CCM therapy sends unique electrical pulses to the heart cells during their absolute refractory period. Impulse Dynamics has completed numerous clinical studies, including several randomized controlled trials, and CCM therapy has been published in more than 120 peer-reviewed journal articles.
About Impulse Dynamics
Impulse Dynamics is dedicated to advancing the treatment of heart failure for patients and the healthcare providers who care for them. The company pioneered its proprietary CCM therapy, which uses the Optimizer technology platform to improve quality of life in heart failure patients. CCM therapy is delivered through the Optimizer system, which includes an IPG implanted in a minimally invasive procedure and approved for commercial use in the United States and 44 countries worldwide. More than 9,000 patients have received the therapy as part of clinical trials and real-world use, where it is proven to be safe and effective for heart failure patients with debilitating symptoms who otherwise have few effective options available to them. To learn more, visit www.ImpulseDynamics.com, or follow the company on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
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