OHT Outcomes Stratified by Donor Acceptance Tercile
The rates of 30-day (3.6% vs 3.9% vs3.4%, p=0.44) and 1-year (9.5% vs 8.7% vs 8.7%, p=0.29) mortality were comparable among the three terciles (Table 4 ). The rates of post-OHT stroke, retransplantation, permanent pacemaker placement, and cardiac reoperations were similar between the terciles. The post-transplant length of stay (24.0 [± 29.2] vs 22.3 [± 24.3] vs 21.1 [± 22.9] days, p<0.001) was longest in the lowest tercile. Rates of renal failure requiring dialysis (12.57% vs 13.99% vs 12.38%, p=0.03) and drug treated rejection (12.19%. vs 12.83% vs 9.89%, p<0.001) were highest in the middle tercile. The tercile-specific survival and retransplantation rates were similar among recipients who received donor hearts with LVEF <60%, HIV, HCV or HBV, >500 miles from the transplant center, and those with >50 offers (Supplemental Table 1 ). However, recipients of older donor hearts (>40 years) had similar survival between the terciles but higher rates of retransplantation in the highest tercile.