HW006 LATERAL Thoracotomy

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Subject is incarcerated (prisoner).
• •2. Subject did not sign the informed consent at sites where waiver of consent was not granted.
• •3. Body Surface Area (BSA) \< 1.2 m\^2.
• •4. Prior cardiac transplant or cardiomyoplasty.
• •5. Subject is receiving a BiVAD.
• •6. Subject is receiving the device as an RVAD.
• •7. Subject data is generated from non- Intermacs® centers.
• •8. Pediatric subjects (\< 19 years of age).
• •9. Subjects who receive a temporary LVAD
• •10. Subjects whose device strategy is listed as "Destination Therapy" at the time of implant.
• •11. Severe Right Heart failure
• •12. Aortic insufficiency or mechanical aortic valve.
• •13. Planned concomitant procedure (e.g.valve repair or replacement, CABG, septal defect repair).
• •14. Known LV Thrombus.