Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Scheduled for Release at Heart Rhythm Society’s 30th Annual Scientific Sessions
Twelve late-breaking clinical trials to be presented at Heart Rhythm 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ann-Marie White
Heart Rhythm Society
(202) 464-3476
awhite@hrsonline.org

Lucy McDonald: (202) 306-3456
Heart Rhythm 2009 Press Room: (617) 954-3399 (number effective May 13-16, 2009)

BOSTON, May 14, 2009 — Late-Breaking Clinical Trials will be revealed at Heart Rhythm 2009, the Heart Rhythm Society’s 30th Annual Scientific Sessions.

Session I: Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. in Ballroom West

• Survival After ICD and CRT-D Implant in A Large Cohort of Heart Failure Patients Treated with Contemporary Drug and Device Therapies — Results of the ALTITUDE Study – Leslie A. Saxon, MD
  » Download ALTITUDE abstract (PDF, 30k)
• Long-Term Outcome after Implantation of a Cardioverter Defibrillator: An Eight Year Follow-Up Study of the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Trial II – Ilan Goldenberg, MD
  » Download MADIT-II abstract (PDF, 111K)
• Recurrent Atrial Arrhythmias and Quality-Of-Life In Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Treated By Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Compared To Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Final Results Of The Thermocool AF Trial – David Wilber, MD
  » Download Thermocool AF abstract (PDF, 31K)
• Substrate vs Trigger Ablation for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation (STAR-AF): An International, Multicenter, Randomized Trial – Atul Verma, MD
  » Download STAR-AF abstract (PDF, 46K)
• Worldwide Randomized Clinical Trial to Evaluate New Pacemaker System Designed for Use During Magnetic Resonance Imaging – Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS
  » Download new pacemaker system trial abstract (PDF, 31K)
• Complication Rates Associated with Pacemaker and Implantable Defibrillator Generator Replacement: Results from the REPLACE Registry – Marye J. Gleva, MD
  » Download REPLACE abstract (PDF, 18K)

Session II: Friday, May 15, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. in Ballroom East

• Atrial Support Pacing in Heart Failure: Results from the Multicenter PEGASUS CRT Trial – David Martin, MD, MPH
  » Download PEGASUS abstract (PDF, 40K)
• Atrial Pacing or Ventricular Backup Pacing in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Patients: The Managed Ventricular Pacing versus VVI 40 Pacing (MVP) Trial – Michael Sweeney, MD
  » Download MVP abstract (PDF, 58K)
• PASCAL: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Budiodarone (ATI-2042) in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Pacemakers with Atrial Fibrillation Data Logging Capabilities – Michael Ezekowitz, MBChB, DPhil
  » Download PASCAL abstract (PDF, 60K) 
• Effects of Dronedarone on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure: Insights from ATHENA – Stefan Hohnloser, MD, FHRS
  » Download ATHENA abstract (PDF, 28K)
• Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure versus Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation Patients (PROTECT AF): Results from CHADS2 1 & 2 Patients – Vivek Reddy, MD
  » Download PROTECT abstract (PDF, 119K)
• Clinical Evaluation of the Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD®) System – Ian Crozier, MD
  Download S-ICD® abstract (PDF 25K)

A press briefing featuring several of these Late-Breaking Clinical Trials will be held at 9:15 a.m. EST on Thursday, May 14, 2009, at the Scientific Session’s press briefing room at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Session details:
“Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Session I” [May 14, 2009, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Ballroom West]

Session details:
“Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Session II” [May 15, 2009, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m., Ballroom East]

About Heart Rhythm 2009
Heart Rhythm 2009 takes place May 13-16 at the Boston Exhibition and Convention Center. The meeting is the most comprehensive educational event on heart rhythm disorders, offering approximately 250 educational opportunities in multiple formats. The world’s most renowned scientists and physicians will present a wide range of heart rhythm topics including cardiac resynchronization therapy, catheter ablation, cardiac pacing and heart failure as well as the latest technology, including state-of-the-art pacemakers and defibrillators.