Acutus Medical announces results from RECOVER AF study

Acutus Medical announced results from the RECOVER AF study. The study, published online in EP Europace, found that patients who received AcQMap-guided ablations for retreatment achieved better outcomes compared to those who underwent traditional anatomical retreatment strategies. Moreover, the study showed patients who had only undergone pulmonary vein isolation before enrollment achieved 91% freedom from atrial fibrillation at one year, while the entire study population, with varying prior procedures, reported 76% freedom from AF at one year.1 Overall, these findings underscore AcQMap’s differentiated offering for retreatment procedures in delivering personalized therapy to yield improved outcomes and fulfill a major unmet need in the market. In the RECOVER AF study, AcQMap’s unique whole chamber single-beat non-contact mapping was used to map AF and detect Pathological Conduction Patterns, which were then targeted for therapy with a core-to-boundary ablation strategy. 76% of patients undergoing retreatment with AcQMap-guided ablations experienced freedom from AF at one year. Furthermore, freedom from AF was particularly high for patients who had only PVI before enrollment compared to those who had PVI plus additional non-PV ablations. The outcomes provide clear evidence that advanced, patient-specific mapping with the AcQMap system leads to superior outcomes over empirical approaches, especially when used earlier in the patient’s treatment pathway. "The RECOVER AF study’s findings help advance our strategy to become the system-of-choice for EPs treating complex arrhythmias, including for patients undergoing treatment for persistent AF," said David Roman, President & CEO of Acutus Medical. "Over the past year, we have focused the Company’s research and development, commercial, and clinical resources to support customers tackling the most challenging conditions in EP. Through technology innovation and further clinical evidence generation, we believe AcQMap has the potential to become standard-of-care across several arrythmias, and ultimately, impact over $3 billion in addressable procedure categories."