Validation of cause of death classification after heart transplantation and cause-specific life expectancy compared to the general population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post heart-transplant survival has increased, but information is lacking on specific causes of death and life expectancy. We aimed to assess cause-specific loss of life-years compared to the general population, evaluate classification for cause of death after heart transplantation, and assess validity of cause of death data from the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT) registry.

Methods

In this single center study, we included 239 heart recipients transplanted between 1988 and 2019 in Lund, Sweden (n = 239, 50% of the transplanted population where the cause of death was available). Two cardiologists retrospectively assigned causes of death according to a published classification (CLASS) in the 91 recipients who died during follow-up. Life exp

SUBMITTER: Gjesdal G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9787622 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature