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Vital Statistics From Cleveland Clinic in Heart Failure and Electrophysiology

Recent volume and outcomes data in two major realms of cardiovascular care

Below we share recent volumes and clinical outcomes from two programs in Cleveland Clinic’s Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute: heart failure and recovery, and electrophysiology and cardiac pacing.

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HEART FAILURE AND RECOVERY

2023 Volumes

67

Number of heart transplants, including 4 in pediatric patients and 1 heart/lung transplant

83

Number of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantations

312

Number of patient referrals for advanced heart failure

Heart Transplant

Estimated Probability of Surviving With a Functioning Graft*

Time frame
At 1 year
Cleveland Clinic
95.9%
U.S. benchmark
91.2%
At 3 years
Cleveland Clinic
92.1%
U.S. benchmark
85.0%
*Unadjusted for patient and donor characteristics.
Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients program report of 1/9/24.

LVAD Implantation

232

Number of LVAD implants over the past 3 years, among the highest volumes in the U.S. Highest-implanting center in the U.S. in 2023 (N = 83).

93.0%

1-year post-implant survival, primary LVADs (vs. 87% STS Intermacs survival) (for period 4/1/22-9/30/23)

92.4%

1-year post-implant survival, continuous-flow LVADs for destination therapy (vs. 84.7%% STS Intermacs survival) (for period 4/1/22-9/30/23)

Post-Implant Survival Outcomes Since 2006
With Primary LVADs (Continuous Flow)*

Time frame
12 months
Cleveland Clinic
85.6%
STS Intermacs
82.7%
48 months
Cleveland Clinic
60.5%
STS Intermacs
54.9%
60 months
Cleveland Clinic
51.8%
STS Intermacs
46.8%
*Data are for period 6/23/06-9/30/23.
Source for LVAD section: Society of Thoracic Surgeons [STS] Intermacs Quarterly Quality Assurance Report, Q3 2023)

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY (EP)

Overall Volume

31,538

EP lab procedure volume, 2019-2023

6,581

EP lab procedure volume in 2023, highest annual total to date

Lead Extraction

829

Lead extraction procedures, 2019-2023

95.7%

Clinical success rate for lead extractions

0.12%

In-hospital mortality, vs. benchmark of 1.2% (Kusumoto et al., Heart Rhythm. 2017)

Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

6,251

Atrial fibrillation ablations, 2019-2023

1.9%

Major complication rate, vs. benchmark of 2.5% (Hsu et al., J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023)

Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation

1,423

Ventricular arrhythmia ablations, 2019-2023

4.4%

Major complication rate, vs. benchmark of 10% (Cronin et al., Heart Rhythm. 2020)

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)

1,068

Watchman and Amplatzer Amulet devices placed for LAAO procedures (inclusive of EP and interventional cases), 2019-2023

2.2%

Major complication rate within 7 days of LAAO device implant, vs. benchmark of 2.7%-8.7% in published trials (Boersma et al., Eur Heart J. 2016)

Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute has a long tradition of reporting volume and outcomes data across various subspecialty areas. For more information like the data reported above, visit clevelandclinic.org/hvtioutcomes and clevelandclinic.org/e15.

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