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Table 13.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart-Lung Waiting List

Inactive Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Primary Lung Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 78 88 88 81 86 89 80 71 58 41
Emphysema/COPD 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 -
Cystic Fibrosis 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 - -
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - - - 1 1 1 1 - 1 -
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 14 16 19 14 20 18 12 7 7 7
Retransplant/Graft Failure 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - -
Congenital Disease 40 41 40 37 36 41 40 38 26 19
Other 7 7 8 8 9 13 15 18 17 12
Unknown 13 19 17 17 15 10 8 6 5 3
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Emphysema/COPD 1.3% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 2.3% 2.2% 2.5% 1.4% 3.4% -
Cystic Fibrosis 1.3% 2.3% 1.1% 1.2% 2.3% 3.4% 1.3% 1.4% - -
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - - - 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% - 1.7% -
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension 17.9% 18.2% 21.6% 17.3% 23.3% 20.2% 15.0% 9.9% 12.1% 17.1%
Retransplant/Graft Failure 2.6% 2.3% 2.3% 2.5% 1.2% 1.1% 1.3% - - -
Congenital Disease 51.3% 46.6% 45.5% 45.7% 41.9% 46.1% 50.0% 53.5% 44.8% 46.3%
Other 9.0% 8.0% 9.1% 9.9% 10.5% 14.6% 18.8% 25.4% 29.3% 29.3%
Unknown 16.7% 21.6% 19.3% 21.0% 17.4% 11.2% 10.0% 8.5% 8.6% 7.3%


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 inactive status at end of year.

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