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Table 13.1c

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart-Lung Waiting List

All Waitlist Patients, 2000 to 2009

Primary Heart Diagnosis Year
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total 201 207 195 187 169 134 133 105 91 78
Coronary Artery Disease 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 3
Cardiomyopathy 14 12 14 16 22 13 18 13 15 11
Congenital Heart Disease 34 44 47 51 64 63 58 52 45 38
Valvular Heart Disease 2 3 4 4 2 2 3 2 2 2
Other 13 15 16 18 21 17 17 10 12 11
Unknown 135 129 111 95 56 35 33 25 13 13
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Coronary Artery Disease 1.5% 1.9% 1.5% 1.6% 2.4% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9% 4.4% 3.8%
Cardiomyopathy 7.0% 5.8% 7.2% 8.6% 13.0% 9.7% 13.5% 12.4% 16.5% 14.1%
Congenital Heart Disease 16.9% 21.3% 24.1% 27.3% 37.9% 47.0% 43.6% 49.5% 49.5% 48.7%
Valvular Heart Disease 1.0% 1.4% 2.1% 2.1% 1.2% 1.5% 2.3% 1.9% 2.2% 2.6%
Other 6.5% 7.2% 8.2% 9.6% 12.4% 12.7% 12.8% 9.5% 13.2% 14.1%
Unknown 67.2% 62.3% 56.9% 50.8% 33.1% 26.1% 24.8% 23.8% 14.3% 16.7%


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

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

(-) = None in category.

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