Arrhythmias & electrophysiology

One-Year Outcomes of the MODULAR Antitachycardia Pacing (ATP) Trial: A Novel Leadless Pacemaker in Wireless Communication With a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Circ Arrhythm ElectrophysiolPublished Single-arm multicentre trial

Authors' conclusion

One-year outcomes of the first modular pacing-defibrillator system reveal low system and LP complication rates and good ATP efficacy rates

Study context

Population
Patients with ≥1 clinical risk factor for VT not requiring chronic pacing251 completed 12-month follow-up
Participants
297 patients
Outcome
LP major complication-free rate (vs performance goal)
Methodological detailsmulticenter, international
  • Multicenter
  • International

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

LP major complication-free rate

Leadless pacemaker (LP) major complication-free rate (exceeded performance goal)

97.2%

Further findings

Overall LP + S-ICD system-related complication-free rate

System-related complication-free rate
88.5%

Appropriate therapy

Appropriate tachyarrhythmia therapy (ATP+shock)
14.4%
Appropriate shocks
8.5%

ATP efficacy

ATP successful in terminating ventricular arrhythmia episodes
67.3%

Overall therapy burden (ATP+shock)

Total therapy burden
96/100 patient-years
Shock burden
44/100 patient-years

All-cause mortality

Mortality rate (none related to implant procedure)
6%

Safety

ATP-related acceleration of ventricular arrhythmia

ATP accelerated ventricular arrhythmias (% of episodes)
10.1%

Inappropriate tachyarrhythmia therapy

Inappropriate total tachyarrhythmia therapy
9.5%
Of which shocks
8.5%

Original publication

One-Year Outcomes of the MODULAR ATP Trial: A Novel Leadless Pacemaker in Wireless Communication With a Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. Published 13 November 2025. doi:10.1161/circep.125.014395

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