Key result
Pediatric heart transplantation shows ~7% one-year mortality in US registry data.
Why the study?
Trends in heart transplant listings, procedures, survival, and mortality in the United States required comprehensive annual reporting to inform clinical practice and policy.
Observational (n=3,209)
Yes
The number of heart transplants and living recipients in the US continues to increase, alongside declining post-transplant mortality.
Updates US heart transplant volumes and pediatric survival benchmarks; extends registry surveillance while leaving drivers of trends open.
In 2016, 3209 heart transplants were performed in the United States. New, active listings increased 57% since 2005. The number of adult heart transplant survivors continued to increase, and in 2016, 30,622 recipients were living with heart transplants. Patient mortality following transplant has declined. The number of pediatric candidates and transplants performed also increased. New listings for pediatric heart transplants increased from 454 in 2005 to 624 in 2016. The number of pediatric heart transplants performed each year increased from 319 in 2005 to 445 in 2016. Among pediatric patients who underwent transplant in 2015, death occurred in 5.9% at 6 months and 7.2% at 1 year.
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Colvin et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Heart transplant (n=3,209). Heart transplantation was evaluated on Pediatric patient mortality at 1 year. In 2016, 3,209 heart transplants were performed in the United States, and among pediatric patients transplanted in 2015, mortality was 5.9% at 6 months and 7.2% at 1 year.
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