TABLE 1.
Demographic data of recipients with and without PCCS before heart transplantation.
| Variate | Overall | Without PCCS | With PCCS | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) or mean (±SD) | N = 368 | N = 263 | N = 105 | |
| Age | 45.9 (±16.7) | 45.3 (±16.2) | 47.5 (±17.9) | 0.036 |
| Sex, female | 58 (15.8%) | 37 (14.1%) | 21 (20%) | 0.160 |
| Body weight (kg) | 62.36 (±17.60) | 63.96 (±17.33) | 58.34 (±17.70) | 0.002 |
| Blood type | 0.480 | |||
| O | 101 (27.5%) | 67 (25.5%) | 34 (32.4%) | |
| A | 121 (32.9%) | 86 (32.7%) | 35 (33.3%) | |
| B | 109 (29.6%) | 83 (31.6%) | 26 (24.8%) | |
| AB | 37 (10.1%) | 27 (10.3%) | 10 (9.5%) | |
| Etiology | <0.0001 | |||
| Congenital heart disease | 18 (4.9%) | 4 (1.5%) | 14 (13.3%) | |
| Ischemic cardiomyopathy | 129 (35.1%) | 76 (28.9%) | 53 (50.5%) | |
| Dilated cardiomyopathy | 184 (50%) | 171 (65%) | 13 (12.4%) | |
| Restrictive cardiomyopathy | 10 (2.7%) | 8 (3%) | 2 (1.9%) | |
| Valvular heart disease | 23 (6.3%) | 3 (1.1%) | 20 (19.1%) | |
| Others | 4 (1.1%) | 1 (0.4%) | 3 (2.9%) | |
| UNOS status | 0.590 | |||
| 1A | 85 (23.1%) | 57 (21.7%) | 28 (26.7%) | |
| 1B | 94 (25.5%) | 68 (25.9%) | 26 (24.8%) | |
| 2 | 189 (51.4%) | 138 (52.5%) | 51 (48.6%) | |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation history | 42 (11%) | 24 (9%) | 18 (17%) | 0.044 |
| Pretransplant support | ||||
| Ventilator | 63 (17%) | 39 (15%) | 24 (23%) | 0.068 |
| IABP | 61 (17%) | 44 (17%) | 17 (16%) | 1 |
| ECMO | 48 (13%) | 28 (11%) | 20 (19%) | 0.039 |
| Renal dialysis | 37 (10%) | 23 (9%) | 14 (13%) | 0.190 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 92 (25%) | 63 (24%) | 29 (28%) | 0.510 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 80 (22%) | 51 (19%) | 29 (28%) | 0.084 |
| Creatinine | 1.4 (±0.8) | 1.4 (±0.8) | 1.4 (±0.8) | 0.880 |
| BUN | 30.1 (±17.6) | 29.8 (±16.5) | 31.0 (±20) | 0.980 |
| T-Bil | 2.2 (±3.2) | 2.3 (±3.5) | 2.0 (±2.2) | 0.170 |
| In-hospital waiting, days | 14.4 (±28.8) | 13.1 (±24.0) | 17.9 (±38.5) | 0.720 |
| Donor | ||||
| Age | 35.0 (±14.0) | 35.5 (±13.9) | 33.8 (±14.4) | 0.290 |
| Sex, female | 106 (29%) | 76 (29%) | 30 (29%) | 1.000 |
| Body weight (kg) | 65.0 (±34.6) | 63.7 (±14.9) | 68.2 (±60.2) | 0.640 |
| Allograft ischemia time (min) | 161.4 (±63.4) | 160.6 (±61.9) | 163.39 (±67.4) | 0.910 |
| Cardiopulmonary bypass time (min) | 155.1 (±66.8) | 136.1 (±49.3) | 202.3 (±80.2) | <0.0001 |
PCCS, previous conventional cardiac surgery; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; VAD, ventricular assist device.