Table HR 6: Removal reason among adult heart transplant candidates.
Removal reason as reported to the OPTN. Candidates with death dates that precede removal dates are assumed to have died waiting.
| Removal reason | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Removal reason | |||
| Deceased donor | 3,355 | 3,652 | 4,068 |
| transplant Transplant outside US |
0 | 1 | 0 |
| Patient died Patient |
210 | 172 | 154 |
| refused transplant | 23 | 20 | 20 |
| Improved, transplant not | 198 | 157 | 194 |
| needed Too sick for transplant |
252 | 212 | 249 |
| Other | 408 | 425 | 395 |
| Still on waiting list | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report