Table 8. 5 Leading Causes of Death by Device Strategy.
| Intermacs: June 2006 –March 2009 Primary LVAD: n=1092 | ||||||||
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| Primary Cause of Death | BTT | BTC | DT | Total | ||||
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| n | % of 54 | n | % of 92 | n | % of 39 | n | % of 191 | |
| Cardiac Failure | 12 | 22.2% | 20 | 21.7% | 9 | 23.1% | 41 | 21.5% |
| Infection | 7 | 12.9% | 16 | 17.4% | 6 | 15.4% | 29 | 15.2% |
| CNS Event | 6 | 11.1% | 12 | 13.0% | 9 | 23.1% | 27 | 14.1% |
| Multi-Organ Failure | 5 | 9.3% | 12 | 13.0% | 3 | 7.7% | 20 | 10.5% |
| Respiratory Failure | 3 | 5.6% | 6 | 6.5% | 1 | 2.5% | 10 | 5.2% |
| All Other Causes | 21 | 38.9% | 26 | 28.3% | 11 | 28.2% | 64* | 33.5% |
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| Total | 54 | 100.0% | 92 | 100.0% | 39 | 100.0% | 191 | 100.0% |
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6 deaths are BTR (n=2) and Rescue Therapy (n=4)
LVAD, left ventricular assist device; BTT, bridge to transplant; BTC, bridge to candidacy; DT, destination therapy; CNS, central nervous system; BTR, bridge-to-recovery
Cardiac Failure includes RV Failure and VT/VF