HEART, VASCULAR & THORACIC
Volumes and outcomes from a sampling of centers in Cleveland Clinic’s Miller Family Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Heart Failure and Recovery
Heart Failure and Recovery
Number of heart transplants (n = 67) and LVAD
implantations (n = 97) in 2020
Number of patient referrals for advanced heart failure in 2020
164
350
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Electrophysiology
Estimated probability of surviving with a functioning graft at 1 year, vs. 91.3% national benchmark (unadjusted for patient and donor characteristics)
3-year survival, vs. national average of 85.5%
Best estimate of Cleveland Clinic’s risk of
1-year graft failure vs. an average program
Best estimate of Cleveland Clinic’s risk of
3-year graft failure vs. an average program
97.4%
56%
lower
88.5%
20%
lower
Heart Transplant
LVAD
1-year post-implant
survival among all LVAD
recipients, vs. 85.4%
STS Intermacs survival
1-year post-implant
survival among continuous-
flow LVAD recipients for
destination therapy, vs. 85.1%
STS Intermacs survival
95.7%
94.4%
Electrophysiology (EP)
EP lab procedure volume, 2016-2020
EP lab procedure volume, 2020
Lead extraction procedures, 2016-2020
Clinical success rate for lead extractions
In-hospital mortality for lead extractions,
vs. benchmark of 1.2% (Kusumoto et al.,
Heart Rhythm. 2017)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablations, 2016-2020
Major complication rate for AF ablations,
vs. benchmark of 4.5% (Cappato et al.,
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2010)
Ventricular arrhythmia ablations, 2016-2020
Major complication rate for these ablations,
vs. benchmark of 10% (Cronin et al., Heart Rhythm. 2020)
Watchman™devices placed for left atrial appendage occlusion procedures, 2016-2020
(inclusive of EP and interventional cases)
Major complication rate within 7 days of Watchman implant, vs. benchmark of 2.7%-8.7% in published Watchman trials (Boersma et al., Eur Heart J. 2016)
29,034
5,679
881
96.8%
0.45%
5,454
1.6%
1,260
2.5%
642
1.7%
(Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients program report of 1/5/21)
(Source: Society of Thoracic Surgeons [STS] Intermacs report for 7/1/19-6/30/20)