Outcome
Trial Group n=82 Postapproval Group n=92
p-value
Overall survival at 30 days 80 (97.6) 90 (97.8) 0.99
Heart Transplant within 6 months 2 (2.4) 4 (4.4) 0.49
Death at 6 months 5 (6.1) 6 (6.5) 0.91
Overall survival at 6 months 75 (93.8) ** 82 (93.3) ** 0.88
6-month survival by indication 0.88
DT group 67/71 (94.4) 61/67 (91) * 0.45
BTT group 8/9 (88.9) 21/21 (100) * 0.12
NYHA classification 3 months after LVAD Implant 0.77
1 1 (1.3) 0 (0)
2 52 (69.3) 59 (71.1)
3 19 (25.3) 22 (26.5)
4 3 (4) 2 (2.4)
Pump statistics
Pump speed, rpm, mean ± SD 5,350 ± 270 5,300 ± 260 0.23
Flow, L/min, mean ± SD 4.35 ± 0.56 4.29 ± 0.46 0.39
Length of hospital stay, days, median [IQR] 24 [17-34] 22 [17-28] 0.93