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Table 13.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Primary Lung Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 123 119 107 106 83 45 53 34 33 37
Emphysema/COPD 7 3 3 3 2 - 1 2 1 1
Cystic Fibrosis 3 2 2 3 2 1 - - - -
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - - 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 2
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 27 33 23 29 16 9 7 5 7 9
Retransplant/Graft Failure 1 - - - - - - - - -
Congenital Disease 41 38 42 39 33 18 20 13 10 11
Other 15 13 9 14 21 14 24 12 14 14
Unknown 29 30 25 14 7 1 - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Emphysema/COPD 5.7% 2.5% 2.8% 2.8% 2.4% - 1.9% 5.9% 3.0% 2.7%
Cystic Fibrosis 2.4% 1.7% 1.9% 2.8% 2.4% 2.2% - - - -
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - - 2.8% 3.8% 2.4% 4.4% 1.9% 5.9% 3.0% 5.4%
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 22.0% 27.7% 21.5% 27.4% 19.3% 20.0% 13.2% 14.7% 21.2% 24.3%
Retransplant/Graft Failure 0.8% - - - - - - - - -
Congenital Disease 33.3% 31.9% 39.3% 36.8% 39.8% 40.0% 37.7% 38.2% 30.3% 29.7%
Other 12.2% 10.9% 8.4% 13.2% 25.3% 31.1% 45.3% 35.3% 42.4% 37.8%
Unknown 23.6% 25.2% 23.4% 13.2% 8.4% 2.2% - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.

Collection of both a heart and a lung diagnosis began in 2005. Please see Technical Notes for further details.