Check out our latest data in these core cardiovascular areas
Below we share recent volumes and clinical outcomes from two programs in Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute: heart failure and recovery, and electrophysiology and cardiac pacing.
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EP lab procedure volume, 2020-2024
EP lab procedure volume in 2024, highest annual total to date
Lead extraction procedures, 2020-2024
Clinical success rate for lead extractions
In-hospital mortality, vs. benchmark of 1.2% (Kusumoto et al., Heart Rhythm. 2017)
Atrial fibrillation ablations, 2020-2024
Major complication rate, vs. benchmark of 2.5% (Hsu et al., J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023)
Ventricular arrhythmia ablations, 2020-2024
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), 2020-2024
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)
Number of heart transplants, including 2 pediatric cases
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 | 96.9% | 92.2% |
At 3 years | 89.0% | 84.7% |
Time frame | ||
At 1 year | ||
Cleveland Clinic | ||
96.9% | ||
U.S. benchmark | ||
92.2% | ||
At 3 years | ||
Cleveland Clinic | ||
89.0% | ||
U.S. benchmark | ||
84.7% |
Number of LVAD implants over the past 3 years, among the highest in the U.S.
1-year post-implant survival, primary LVADs (vs. 87.1% STS Intermacs survival) (for period 7/1/23-12/31/24)
1-year post-implant survival, continuous-flow LVADs for destination therapy (vs. 85.0% STS Intermacs survival) (for period 7/1/23-12/31/24)
Time frame | Cleveland Clinic | STS Intermacs |
---|---|---|
12 months | 85.8% | 83.0% |
48 months | 61.2% | 56.3% |
60 months | 53.3% | 48.6% |
Time frame | ||
12 months | ||
Cleveland Clinic | ||
85.8% | ||
STS Intermacs | ||
83.0% | ||
48 months | ||
Cleveland Clinic | ||
61.2% | ||
STS Intermacs | ||
56.3% | ||
60 months | ||
Cleveland Clinic | ||
53.3% | ||
STS Intermacs | ||
48.6% |
Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute has a long tradition of reporting volume and outcomes data across various subspecialty areas. For more information like the data above, visit clevelandclinic.org/hvtioutcomes and clevelandclinic.org/e15.
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