40 Stratos LV/LV-T Technical Manual

Clinical Inclusion Criteria

To support the objectives of this investigation, patients were required to meet the following inclusion criteria prior to enrollment:

Meet the indications for bi-ventricular pacing

Age 18 years

Receiving optimal drug therapy for Congestive Heart Failure treatment

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Clinical Exclusion Criteria

To support the objectives of this investigation, the exclusion criteria at the time of patient enrollment included the following requirements:

Myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris

Acute myocarditis

Life expectancy 6 months

Planned cardiac surgical procedures or interventional measures within the next 6 months

Pregnancy

Follow-Up Schedule

All patients were implanted with the Corox OTW/Steroid LV lead system and a CRT-P or CRT-D pulse generator capable of providing bi-ventricular pacing for the treatment of CHF. The specific study procedures were performed at:

Pre-operative Visit

Implantation

Pre-discharge follow-up

One-month follow-up

Three-month follow-up

Six-month follow-up

Twelve-month follow-up