FLExAbility Sensor Enabled Substrate Targeted Ablation for the Reduction of VT Study



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Cardiology
Therapuetic Areas:Cardiology / Vascular Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:3/8/2019
Start Date:June 1, 2018
End Date:July 2022
Contact:Nicole Glowacki, MS
Email:nicole.glowacki@abbott.com
Phone:651-756-3432

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FLExAbility Sensor Enabled Substrate Targeted Ablation for the Reduction of Ventricular Tachycardia (LESS-VT) Study

This clinical investigation is intended to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of
ventricular ablation therapy using the FlexAbility Sensor Enabled Ablation Catheter in
patients with drug-refractory monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in whom ventricular
tachycardia recurs despite antiarrhythmic drug therapy or when antiarrhythmic drugs are not
tolerated or desired.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Structural heart disease (ischemic or non-ischemic) with one of the following:

- Confirmed diagnosis via echocardiography and/or cardiac MRI, or

- Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) <40% (documented within the last 6 months
via TTE, or

- Arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (per 2010 ARVC/D Task Force
Criteria).27

- At least one documented episode of sustained MMVT by either EGM or ECG in the 6 months
prior to enrollment

- Implanted with a market released ICD or CRT-D for at least 30 days prior to index
ablation procedure

- Refractory (i.e. not effective, not tolerated or not desired) to at least one
anti-arrhythmic medication (either amiodarone or sotalol) for treatment of MMVT

- At least 18 years of age

- Informed of the nature of the study, agreed to its provisions and has provided written
informed consent as approved by the Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee
(IRB/EC) of the respective clinical study site.

- Able and willing to comply with all study requirements

Exclusion Criteria:

- Implanted with a subcutaneous ICD

- Implanted with a ventricular assist device (VAD) (e.g. TandemHeart)

- Currently receiving support, or anticipated to receive support prior to the index
ablation procedure, via extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)

- Presence of intracardiac thrombus verified via computer tomography (CT), magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), or transthoracic
echocardiogram (TTE) within 48 hours prior to the index ablation procedure or
intra-procedure intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)

o For subjects with a history of AF, this verification must be done via TEE

- ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI) within 60 days prior to index ablation
procedure

- Previous cardiac surgery (e.g. ventriculotomy, atriotomy, coronary artery bypass
graft), within 60 days prior to index ablation procedure

- Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 30 days prior to index ablation
procedure

- Idiopathic VT

- Incessant VT (continuous sustained VT that promptly recurs despite repeated
intervention for termination over ≥3 hours) necessitating immediate treatment or
requiring hemodynamic support prior to the ablation procedure

- VT/VF thought to be from channelopathies

- Reversible cause of VT

- Severe aortic stenosis or flail mitral valve

- Mechanical mitral and aortic valve

- History of stroke with modified Rankin scale > 3 (See Appendix C)

- Unstable angina

- Chronic NYHA Class IV heart failure

- Ejection fraction < 15%

- Thrombocytopenia (defined as platelet count <80,000) or coagulopathy

- Contraindication to systemic anticoagulation (i.e. heparin, warfarin, or a direct
thrombin inhibitor)

- Women who are pregnant or nursing

- Active uncontrolled infection

- Other anatomic or co morbid conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could
limit the patient's ability to participate in the study or to comply with follow up
requirements, or impact the scientific soundness of the study results

- Enrolled in an investigational study evaluating another device or drug that would
confound the results of this study

- Have a life expectancy of less than 12 months due to any condition.
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