HeartMate 3 LVAD

About HeartMate 3 LVAD

The HeartMate​ 3™​ Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) is a mechanical circulatory support device designed for patients with advanced heart failure. With significantly improved outcomes and survival comparable to heart transplant at 2 years, our LVAD device technology is making a better future possible for many patients with advanced heart failure.*^1-3 The HeartMate​ 3 LVAD has advanced the field of LVAD therapy and is setting the standard with innovation and outstanding clinical outcomes.¹
 

The Full MagLev Flow Technology within the HeartMate 3 LVAD maintains gentle blood handling to minimize complications and hemocompatibility-related adverse events.

HeartMate 3 LVAD with Full MagLev Flow Technology Pump offers:

• Fully levitated, self-centering rotor that does not require hydrodynamic or mechanical bearings
• Large, consistent blood flow pathways, which reduces shear stress⁴
• Intrinsic pulsatility to reduce stasis and minimize thrombus^4,5
   

Reimbursement & Coding

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*Based on published data from separate datasets, which may involve different patient populations and other variables. Not a head-to-head comparison. Data presented for informational purposes only.
**HeartMate 3 LVAD demonstrated superiority in event-free survival (primary endpoint) in the MOMENTUM 3 trial compared to HeartMate II™ LVAD.
^§For a continuous-flow LVAD in a randomized controlled trial.
 

References

1. Mehra M, Uriel N, Naka Y, et al. A Fully Magnetically Levitated Left Ventricular Assist Device-Final Report. N Engl J Med. 2019;380:1618-1627.
2. Khush KK, Cherikh WS, Chambers DC, et al. The International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: Thirty-fifth Adult Heart Transplant Report-2018; Focus Theme: Multiorgan Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2018;37:1155-1168.
3. Teuteberg JJ, Cleveland JC Jr, Cowger J, et al. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2019 Annual Report: The Changing Landscape of Devices and Indications. Ann Thorac Surg. March 2020;109(3):649-660.
4. Bourque K, Cotter C, Dague C, et al. Design rationale and preclinical evaluation of the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System for hemocompatibility. Am Soc Artificial Int Organs. 2016;62:375-383.
5. Bourque K, Dague C, Farrar D, et al. In vivo assessment of a rotary left ventricular assist device-induced artificial pulse in the proximal and distal aorta. Artificial Organs. 2006;30:638-642.
6. Mehra MR, Goldstein DJ, Cleveland JC, et al. Five-year outcomes in patients with fully magnetically levitated vs axial-flow left ventricular assist devices in the MOMENTUM 3 randomized trial. JAMA. 2022;328(12):1233-1242. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.16197.
7. Schmitto JD, Shaw S, Garbade J, et al. Long-Term Results in Real World Patients Treated with HeartMate 3 LVAD for Advanced Heart Failure: Data from the ELEVATE Registry. European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) Annual Meeting; October 8, 2022; Milan, Italy.