HRS 2017: Medtronic And Boston Scientific's Less-Invasive CRM Devices Perform As Hoped In Real-World Registries
Executive Summary
Results from the post-approval trials of Medtronic's Micra Transcatheter Pacing System and Boston Scientific's S-ICD presented at the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions in Chicago show these "leadless" devices can be implanted in "real world" patients with acute outcomes similar to those of the pre-market trials that had more restrictive inclusion criteria.
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