Table 6. INTERMACS Level and Device Strategy.
| Intermacs: June 2006 –March 2009 Primary LVAD: n=1092 | |||||||
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| INTERMACS LEVEL (Pre-Implant) |
BTT | BTC | DT | BTR | RT | Other | Total |
| 1. Critical Cardiogenic Shock | 120 | 162 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 328 |
| 2. Progressive Decline | 217 | 173 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 437 |
| 3. Stable but Inotrope Dep. | 85 | 58 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168 |
| 4. Recurrent Advanced HF | 41 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 5. Exertion Intolerant | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 6. Exertion Limited | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7. Advanced NYHA Class III | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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| Total | 496 | 458 | 100 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1092 |
LVAD, left ventricular assist device; BTT, bridge-to-transplant; BTC, bridge-to-candidacy; DT, destination therapy; RT, rescue therapy; HF, heart failure; NYHA, New York Heart Assignment