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FIG.67.8 Diagnosisdistributionofrecipientsofhearttransplantationby
geographiclocation.CHD,Congenitalheartdisease;DCM,dilated
cardiomyopathy.(FromtheregistryoftheInternationalSocietyofHeartand
LungTransplantation.JHeartLungTransplant.2016;35(10):1185–1195.)
Outcomes
MortalityWhileAwaitingTransplantation
Childrenwaitingforhearttransplantationhavethehighestmortalityinsolid
organtransplantation.5,6Deathwhilewaitingreflectsacombinationof
availabilityofdonororgans;themedicalstateoftherecipient;recipientage,
weightanddiagnosis;andavailabilityofdurablemechanicalcirculatorysupport
options.6,7Althoughmodifyingtheavailabilityoforgansisdifficult,knowledge
oftheotherfactorsthatinfluencemortalityduringtheperiodofwaitingplaysan
importantroleindecisionmakingregardingtheappropriatetimingoflistinga
patientfortransplantation.
AnalysisoftheUSScientificRegistryofTransplantRecipientsdatabasefor
theperiodbetween1999and2006demonstratesmortalityforalllistedpatients
whilewaitingof17%at1year.6Recipientcharacteristicsassociatedwith
increasedwaitlistmortalityincludeextracorporealmembraneoxygenation
(ECMO)support,ventilatorsupport,listingstatus1A,congenitalheartdisease,
renalreplacementtherapy,andnonwhiterace.Akeyfindingisthatwaitlist
mortalityvariesbyasmuchas10-foldbasedonrecipientfactors(5%to39%).
Themortalityforinfantsduringtheperiodofwaitingrangesfrom25%to30%
andhasconsistentlybeenhigherthanthatreportedforolderpatients.Patients
withacardiomyopathydiagnosishavebetterwaitlistoutcomesthanthosewith
congenitalheartdisease.Waitlistmortalityevenwithinthecongenitalheart
diseasegroupvariesbyunderlyingdiagnosisandprevioussurgicalpalliation,
especiallyforthosewithsingle-ventriclephysiology.8
Inthemostrecentera,therehasbeena50%reductioninwaitlistmortality
duetotheadventandmorewidespreaduseofdurableventricularassistdevices