Racial disparities in cardiac transplantation: Chronological perspective and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The objective of this study was to evaluate annual heart transplant volumes and 3-year post-transplant outcomes since establishment of United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database stratified by race.

Methods

The UNOS thoracic transplant database was evaluated for adult patients since 1987. The available database was then stratified by Race: Black, White and Other and era of transplant: group 1(1987-1991), group 2(1992-1996), group 3(1997-2001), group 4(2002-2006), group 5(2007-2011), group 6(2012-2016) and group 7(2017 and later). Demographic and clinical factors were evaluated.

Results

A total of 105,266 adults have been listed since 1987 and 67,824 have been transplanted. Of the transplanted patients 11,235 were Black, 48,786 White and 6803 were of Ot

SUBMITTER: Trivedi JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8791525 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature