Impulse Dynamics announced today the first implantation of it Optimizer IVs device in Hungary.  The Optimizer IVs is a minimally invasive implantable device designed to treat Chronic Heart Failure (CHF).  The device is based on novel Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) technology, and delivers non-excitatory electric pulses. The implantation took place at the Semmelweis University by Prof. Dr. Béla Merkely, director of the Semmelweis University Heart Center in Budapest, who is also the Treasurer of the European Heart Rhythm Association & Past-President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology.

Prof Merkely commented: “I am very happy to provide the Optimizer system in Hungary. Especially as this new therapy addresses unmet clinical needs in patients with Chronic Heart Failure with Narrow QRS Complex.”

“We are very pleased to be able to provide the CCM therapy, delivered by the Optimizer device to patients in Hungary” said Eric Goarin, VP of Sales and Marketing for Impulse Dynamics.  “We are committed to demonstrating the value of the CCM therapy for patients and the healthcare systems globally working closely with physicians and their teams.”

About the Optimizer and CCM Therapy

The Optimizer IVs device delivers the CCM therapy and it has been successfully launched in Europe and is available in cardiologycenters in various countries. The CCM therapy has been implanted in over 2000 patients to date and is the only device therapy available for patients with narrow QRS complex.  Impulse Dynamics has completed a vast number of clinical studies, including several randomized controlled trials. The results have been published in over 60 publications in leading medical journals. The Optimizer system is limited to Investigational use only in the United States.

About Impulse Dynamics

Impulse Dynamics N.V. is focused on the development of electrical therapies for the treatment of chronic heart failure. As a global leader in cardiac medical innovation, Impulse Dynamics has operations in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information please visit www.impulse-dynamics.com

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Dr. Béla Merkely PhD, DSc, FESC, FACC
Chairman of the Heart and Vascular Center
Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
Executive Board Member, Treasurer  of EHRA

President of the Hungarian Association of Cardiovascular Intervention

Honorary President of the Hungarian Heart Rhythm Association
Past President of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology
Tel.: +36-1-458-6840
Fax: +36-1-458-6842
www.heartcenter.hu