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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 7: Adult heart transplant recipients on life support before transplant.

Patients may have more than one type of life support. Circulatory support: left ventricular assist device, right ventricular assist device, total artificial heart, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and intra-aortic balloon pump.

Life support type 2020 N 2020 Percent 2023 N 2023 Percent

Life support type
Any life support 2,593 79.8 3,129 76.5
Left ventricular assist device 1,101 33.9 1,523 37.2
Intravenous inotropes 1,283 39.5 1,648 40.3
Intra-aortic balloon pump Right 871 26.8 868 21.2
ventricular
assist device Extra
68 2.1 88 2.2
corporeal membrane 180 5.5 323 7.9
oxygenation Total artificial heart 6 0.2 10 0.2
Ventilator 70 2.2 110 2.7
Inhaled nitric oxide 17 0.5 34 0.8
Prostaglandins 1 0.0 6 0.1

OPTN/SRTR 2023 Annual Data Report