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.