Mintek LV-T Pacemaker User Manual


 
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
Give informed consent
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