Trends in the Use of Inotropes to List Adult Heart Transplant Candidates at Status 1A.

ABSTRACT: The number of adult heart transplant candidates waiting at the most urgent status 1A has increased over time despite the expansion of geographic sharing of hearts in 2006. We aimed to determine whether candidates listed with inotropes contribute to the excess status 1A candidates. The initial registrations of all adult heart-only candidates listed from 2000 to 2015 were analyzed using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data set. Trends in listing status, justifications, and candidate factors were measured. Adjusted trends in listing status pre- and post-geographic sharing were estimated using multilevel logistic regression. Competing risks models provided trends in transplant-free waitlist survival. There were 46 853 adult heart-alone listings during 2000 to 2015. Pre-sharing

SUBMITTER: Parker WF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5739062 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature