Center Variability in Patient Outcomes Following HeartMate 3 Implantation : An Analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 Trial

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BACKGROUND: As left ventricular assist device (LVAD) survival rates continue to improve, evaluating site-specific variability in outcomes can facilitate identifying targets for quality-improvement initiative opportunities in the field.

METHODS: Deidentified center-specific outcomes were analyzed for HeartMate 3 (HM3) patients enrolled in the MOMENTUM 3 pivotal and continued access protocol trials. Centers < 25th percentile for HM3 volumes were excluded. Variability in risk-adjusted center mortality was assessed at 90 days and 2 years (conditional upon 90-day survival). Adverse event (AE) rates were compared across centers.

RESULTS: In the 48 included centers (1958 patients), study-implant volumes ranged between 17 and 106 HM3s. Despite similar trial-inclusion criteria, patient demographics varied across sites, including age quartile ((Q)1-Q3:57-62 years), sex (73%-85% male), destination therapy intent (60%-84%), and INTERMACS profile 1-2 (16%-48%). Center mortality was highly variable, nadiring at ≤ 3.6% (≤ 25th percentile) and peaking at ≥ 10.4% (≥ 75th percentile) at 90 days and ≤ 10.2% and ≥ 18.7%, respectively, at 2 years. Centers with low mortality rates tended to have lower 2-year AE rates, but no center was a top performer for all AEs studied.

CONCLUSIONS: Mortality and AEs were highly variable across MOMENTUM 3 centers. Studies are needed to improve our understanding of the drivers of outcome variability and to ascertain best practices associated with high-performing centers across the continuum of intraoperative to chronic stages of LVAD support.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiac failure - 28(2022), 7 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 1158-1168

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kanwar, Manreet K [VerfasserIn]
Pagani, Francis D [VerfasserIn]
Mehra, Mandeep R [VerfasserIn]
Estep, Jerry D [VerfasserIn]
Pinney, Sean P [VerfasserIn]
Silvestry, Scott C [VerfasserIn]
Uriel, Nir [VerfasserIn]
Goldstein, Daniel J [VerfasserIn]
Long, James [VerfasserIn]
Cleveland, Joseph C [VerfasserIn]
Kormos, Robert L [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Aijia [VerfasserIn]
Chuang, Joyce [VerfasserIn]
Cowger, Jennifer A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

HeartMate 3
Journal Article
LVAD
Outcomes
Site variability

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Date Completed 19.07.2022

Date Revised 19.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cardfail.2022.04.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340332174