Healthcare Industry News: Microvolt T-Wave Alternans
News Release - February 23, 2010
New Prospective Study Confirms MTWA Test as Predictor of Sudden Cardiac Death
Results Presented at Scientific Meeting of Belgian Society of CardiologyTEWKSBURY, Mass.--(HSMN NewsFeed)--Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB- CAMH ), today announced that results of a clinical study presented at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Belgian Society of Cardiology in Brussels, Belgium, reinforce the value of the Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) as an accurate non-invasive test to identify patients at risk of arrhythmic events and sudden cardiac death (SCD).
The study, conducted at Jolimont Hospital in Haine Saint Paul, Belgium, prospectively evaluated MTWA in 73 consecutive patients who met criteria for implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation for primary prevention of SCD.
At a mean follow-up time of 39 months, the incidence of arrhythmic events in patients with an abnormal MTWA test was 7.6 times that for patients who tested negative. Sudden cardiac death was 4.8 times more common in those with an abnormal MTWA result.
“The aim of the study was to find a test with a very good predictive value in terms of life-threatening arrhythmic events,” said Dr. Antoine de Meester, lead author of the study. “Results show that Microvolt T-Wave Alternans is that test.”
“These results further confirm the value of MTWA as a predictor of sudden cardiac death in the primary prevention population,” said Dr. Ali Haghighi-Mood, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Heart, Inc. “This new data is a significant contribution to the well-established body of literature which supports the use of MTWA for risk stratification.”
About Cambridge Heart, Inc.
Cambridge Heart develops and commercializes non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, with a focus on identifying those at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The Company’s products incorporate proprietary Microvolt T-Wave Alternans™ measurement technologies, including the patented Analytic Spectral Method® and ultrasensitive disposable electrode sensors. The Company’s MTWA test, originally based on research conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is reimbursed by Medicare under its National Coverage Policy.
Cambridge Heart, founded in 1990, is based in Tewksbury, MA. It is traded on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the symbol CAMH.OB.
http://www.cambridgeheart.com.
Statements contained in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, we use words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “estimates”, “could”, and similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include failure to achieve broad market acceptance of the Company’s MTWA technology, failure of our sales and marketing organization to market our products effectively, inability to hire and retain qualified clinical applications specialists in the Company's target markets, failure to obtain or maintain adequate levels of first-party reimbursement for use of the Company's MTWA test, customer delays in making final buying decisions, decreased demand for the Company's products, failure to obtain funding necessary to develop or enhance our technology, adverse results in future clinical studies of our technology, failure to obtain or maintain patent protection for our technology and other factors identified in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Risk Factors”, which is on file with the SEC and available at www.EDGAR.com. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so except as may be legally necessary, even if our estimates should change.
Source: Cambridge Heart
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