OPTN/SRTR 2013 Annual Data Report: Heart

M. Colvin-Adams, J. M. Smith, B. M. Heubner, M. A. Skeans, L. B. Edwards, C. D. Waller, E. R. Callahan, J. J. Snyder, A. K. Israni, B. L. Kasiske

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Abstract

The number of heart transplants performed annually continues to increase gradually, and the number of adult candidates on the waiting list increased by 34.2% from 2003 to 2013. The heart transplant rate among active adult candidates peaked at 149.0 per 100 waitlist years in 2007 and has been declining since then; in 2013, the rate was 87.4 heart transplants per 100 active waitlist years. Increased waiting times do not appear to be correlated with an overall increase in waitlist mortality. Since 2008, the proportion of patients on life support before transplant increased from 53.4% to 65.8% in 2013. Medical urgency categories have become less distinct, with most patients listed in higher urgency categories. Approximately 500 pediatric candidates are added to the waiting list each year; the number of pediatric transplants performed each year increased from 293 in 2003 to 411 in 2013. Patient survival among pediatric recipients continues to improve; 5-year patient survival for transplants performed from 2001 through 2008 was 70% to 80%. Medicare paid for some or all of the care for 42.2% of all heart transplant recipients in 2012.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-28
Number of pages28
JournalAmerican Journal of Transplantation
Volume15
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • End-stage heart failure
  • heart transplant
  • transplant outcomes
  • ventricular assist device

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Transplantation
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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