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Transformational change in the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE)

FLASH℠ Study

NCT03761173

Design


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Objective

  • Evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the FlowTriever® system for treatment of PE in a real-world patient population




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Design

  • Prospective, single-arm, multicenter registry: 1,000 patients (800 US + 200 Europe), 69 sites (50 US, 19 Europe)



     
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Primary Endpoint MAE Composite through 48h

  • Device-related mortality
  • Major bleeding
  • Intraprocedural device or procedure-related AEs, including clinical deterioration and device-related pulmonary vascular or cardiac injuries
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Secondary Endpoints and Clinical Outcomes

  • Individual components of the primary endpoint
  • Major access site complications
  • All-cause mortality through 30 days
  • Device-related serious adverse events through 30 days
  • Hemodynamic improvements during the procedure
  • Reduction in RV/LV ratio from baseline to 30 days and 6 months
  • 6-month clinical outcomes, including echocardiographic RV function assessment, dyspnea score, 6-minute walk test distance, quality of life score, and CTEPH/CTED diagnoses
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Key Eligibility Criteria

  • Clinical signs and symptoms consistent with acute PE
  • Echo, CTPA or pulmonary angiographic evidence of proximal filling defect in at least one main or lobar pulmonary artery
  • Intermediate- or high-risk PE









     
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Duration of Patient Follow-up

  • Patients are assessed at 48-hours, 30-days, and 6-months














Outcomes


Outcomes from the US Cohort of the FLASH Registry1, 2

for the treatment of pulmonary embolism with the FlowTriever system

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<1.0% All-cause mortality at 30-day follow-up1
N=734

Immediate
Hemodynamic
Improvement

800 patients enrolled

800 Patients Enrolled1

Intermediate-High or
High-Risk Patients

Lytics
Contraindication

Concomitant
DVT

  

100mL median EBL
with the FlowSaver® Blood Return System

(n=79)

Immediate hemodynamic improvements1

Mean PAP
23% reduction

P < 0.0001

Cardiac Index
19% reduction

P < 0.0001
* In patients with cardiac index <2.0 L/min/m2 at baseline

Heart rate
12 bpm decrease

P < 0.0001

TPVR
20% reduction

P < 0.0001


1.8%
Major Adverse Events (MAEs)
at 48 hours
0
Device Related Deaths
at 30-day follow-up
<1.0%
All-Cause Mortality
at 30-day follow-up

Longer-term functional improvements2

Normal RV Function

*P < 0.0001 campared to baseline

No or Mild Dyspnea

*P < 0.0001 campared to baseline

6-Minute walk test

*P < 0.0001 trend test over time

1.0% CTEPH

n=581

Read the Peer-Reviewed FLASH Results


Acute Outcomes from the FLASH Registry published in EuroIntervention

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6-month Outcomes from the FLASH Registry published in JSCAI

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Prevalence and Predictors of Cardiogenic Shock in Intermediate-Risk PE published in JACC:CI

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Outcomes from the high-risk PE cohort of the FLASH Registry published in JSCAI

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Interim outcomes from the FLASH Registry published in CCI

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