Table 1.

Baseline clinical characteristics of 8 patients implanted with the C-Pulse System.

	Patients (n=8)
Age (mean) ±SD [years]	61.6±9.3
Sex
Male	87.5% (7/8)
Female	12.5% (1/8)
Comorbidities
Arrhythmia	50% (4/8)
Diabetes mellitus	62.5% (5/8)
Smoking history	87.5% (7/8)
Cardiomyopathy	100% (8/8)
– ischemic	50% (4/8)
– non-ischemic	50% (4/8)
INTERMACS profile
4: resting symptoms	37.5% (3/8)
5: exertion intolerant	37.5% (3/8)
6: exertion limited	25% (2/8)
NYHA class
III	87.5% (7/8)
IV (ambulatory)	12.5% (1/8)
Cardiac resynchronization therapy	62.5% (5/8)
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy	75.0% (6/8)