TABLE I.

Clinical Characteristics of Heart Donors

Characteristic	Value
N	44
Demographic profile
Age in years, median (average)	62 (62.2)
Female, n (%)	20 (45.5)
Medical history, n (%)
Heart failure	10 (22.7)
Cardiomyopathy	8 (18.2)
Coronary artery disease	11 (25.0)
Myocardial infarction	10 (22.7)
Atrial fibrillation	3 (6.8)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	16 (36.4)
Diabetes	17 (38.6)
Hypertension	27 (61.4)
Cause of death, n (%)
Cardiac arrest	18 (40.9)
Cardiopulmonary arrest	2 (4.5)
Respiratory failure	5 (11.4)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1 (2.27)
Congestive heart failure	1 (2.27)
Others, cardiac related	11 (25.0)
Others, not cardiac related	6 (13.6)