HVAD™ performance tracker
Patient outcomes and longevity on HVAD™ support
1,208 HVAD™ patients on support worldwide as of July 2025
Source: HVAD™ site reported data. Not independently confirmed or validated by Medtronic.
Underlying data provided with the permission of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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1. Subjects were censored at the time of any non-death related explant.
2. Contemporary cohort was stratified by year-of-implant following FDA approval of the HVAD™ System for Destination Therapy (October 2017) through cessation of the sale and distribution of the device (June 2021): October–December 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, January–June 2021.
3. STS Intermacs Report — North American registry data of FDA-approved durable devices implanted for treatment of advanced heart failure; current analysis is for first quarter 2025 with follow-up through March 31, 2025.
STS — Society of Thoracic Surgeons; Intermacs — Interagency Registry of Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support; FDA — Food and Drug Administration.