Stratos LV/LV-T Technical Manual 21

Clinical Endpoints

Primary Endpoint: Complication-free Rate (Safety)

The safety of the Stratos LV was evaluated based on complications (adverse events that require additional invasive intervention to resolve) related to the implanted CRT system which includes the Stratos LV, the right ventricular, the left ventricular lead, lead ventricular lead adapters (if used) and the implant procedure. The target complication-free rate at six months is 85%.

Primary Endpoint: Six Minute Walk Test & QOL (Effectiveness) The purpose of Primary Endpoint 1 was to evaluate the effectiveness of the CRT (Groups 1 and 2) compared to RV only (Group 3) pacing as measured by the average composite rate of improvement in six minute walk test and QOL.

Accountability of PMA Cohorts

After randomization and enrollment, 23 patients (8 in Group 1, 8 in Group 2 and 7 in Group 3) did not receive an implant. The reasons for patients not receiving an implant are outlined in Figure 1. Two additional patients in Group 1 had an unsuccessful first implant attempt (unable to implant the LV lead), but follow up data was not received.