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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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Number of heart transplants, including 4 in pediatric patients and 1 heart/lung transplant
Number of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantations
Number of patient referrals for advanced heart failure
Time frame | Cleveland Clinic | U.S. benchmark |
---|---|---|
At 1 year | 95.9% | 91.2% |
At 3 years | 92.1% | 85.0% |
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% |
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).
1-year post-implant survival, primary LVADs (vs. 87% STS Intermacs survival) (for period 4/1/22-9/30/23)
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)
Time frame | Cleveland Clinic | STS Intermacs |
---|---|---|
12 months | 85.6% | 82.7% |
48 months | 60.5% | 54.9% |
60 months | 51.8% | 46.8% |
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% |
EP lab procedure volume, 2019-2023
EP lab procedure volume in 2023, highest annual total to date
Lead extraction procedures, 2019-2023
Clinical success rate for lead extractions
In-hospital mortality, vs. benchmark of 1.2% (Kusumoto et al., Heart Rhythm. 2017)
Atrial fibrillation ablations, 2019-2023
Major complication rate, vs. benchmark of 2.5% (Hsu et al., J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023)
Ventricular arrhythmia ablations, 2019-2023
Major complication rate, vs. benchmark of 10% (Cronin et al., Heart Rhythm. 2020)
Watchman™ and Amplatzer Amulet™ devices placed for LAAO procedures (inclusive of EP and interventional cases), 2019-2023
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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