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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 5: Heart transplant waitlist activity among adults.

Candidates listed at more than one center are counted once per listing. Candidates who are listed, undergo transplant, and are relisted are counted more than once. Candidates are not considered to be on the list on the day they are removed; counts on January 1 may differ from counts on December 31 of the prior year. Candidates listed for multiorgan transplants are included.

Waiting list state 2021 2022 2023
Waiting list state
Patients at start of year 3,146 3,073 2,879
Patients added during year 4,373 4,446 5,063
Patients removed during year 4,446 4,640 5,080
Patients at end of year 3,073 2,879 2,862

OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report