Does a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system achieve prespecified safety and performance goals at 12 months in patients with a standard indication for dual-chamber pacing?
A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system demonstrated sustained safety and performance at 1 year, meeting prespecified goals and extending previously reported 3-month outcomes.
BACKGROUND: A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker can provide bradycardia therapy to most patients with pacemaker indications without the complications associated with a lead or pulse generator. We sought to confirm whether previously reported 3-month safety and performance outcomes were sustained through 12 months by determining whether 12-month complication-free and performance success rates exceeded their prespecified performance goals. METHODS: Patients were enrolled in the prospective, single-group Aveir DR i2i Study if they had a standard indication for dual-chamber pacing. Enrolled patients were implanted with an Aveir DR dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system, which comprised 2 communicating leadless pacemakers (1 in the right atrium and 1 in the right ventricle). The primary safety outcome evaluated whether freedom from serious device- or procedure-related events through 365 days exceeded the predetermined performance goal of 76.5%. The primary performance outcome determined whether the composite of atrial capture threshold (≤3.0 V at 0.4 ms) and sensing amplitude (P-wave ≥1.0 mV) at the 12-month visit exceeded the predetermined performance goal of 80.0%. RESULTS: <0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Both primary safety and performance end points were met after 1 year, demonstrating consistency with previously reported 3-month outcomes of a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT05252702.
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