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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 Heart Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 123 119 107 106 83 45 53 34 33 37
Coronary Artery Disease 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
Cardiomyopathy 11 5 8 9 12 5 8 5 5 5
Congenital Heart Disease 27 34 36 34 45 30 28 18 18 18
Valvular Heart Disease 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 - 1
Other 8 10 11 16 12 5 11 8 8 11
Unknown 74 66 47 43 10 1 1 - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Coronary Artery Disease 1.6% 2.5% 1.9% 1.9% 3.6% 6.7% 5.7% 5.9% 6.1% 5.4%
Cardiomyopathy 8.9% 4.2% 7.5% 8.5% 14.5% 11.1% 15.1% 14.7% 15.2% 13.5%
Congenital Heart Disease 22.0% 28.6% 33.6% 32.1% 54.2% 66.7% 52.8% 52.9% 54.5% 48.6%
Valvular Heart Disease 0.8% 0.8% 2.8% 1.9% 1.2% 2.2% 3.8% 2.9% - 2.7%
Other 6.5% 8.4% 10.3% 15.1% 14.5% 11.1% 20.8% 23.5% 24.2% 29.7%
Unknown 60.2% 55.5% 43.9% 40.6% 12.0% 2.2% 1.9% - - -


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.