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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Sep 8.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2025 Feb;25(2 Suppl 1):S329–S421. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2025.01.024

Table HR 13: Listing characteristics of pediatric candidates on the heart transplant waiting list on December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2023.

Candidates younger than 18 years at listing waiting for transplant on December 31 of the given year, regardless of first listing date.

Characteristic 2013 N 2013 Percent 2023 N 2023 Percent

Previous transplant
No prior transplant 326 92.4 491 95.3
Prior transplant 27 7.6 24 4.7
Waiting time
<90 days 118 33.4 133 25.8
3-<6 months 53 15.0 75 14.6
6-<12 months 39 11.0 87 16.9
1-<2 years 43 12.2 85 16.5
2+ years 100 28.3 135 26.2
All candidates
All candidates 353 100.0 515 100.0

OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report