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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 3: Listing characteristics of adults on the heart transplant waiting list on December 31, 2013, and December 31, 2023.

Candidates 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 3,256 96.5 2,763 96.5
Prior transplant 118 3.5 99 3.5
Waiting time
<90 days 625 18.5 621 21.7
3-<6 months 513 15.2 362 12.6
6-<12 months 663 19.7 479 16.7
1-<2 years 683 20.2 559 19.5
2+ years 890 26.4 841 29.4
All candidates
All candidates 3,374 100.0 2,862 100.0

OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report