Table 1.
Frequencies of pretransplant cardiac evaluations according to recipient IHD risk group
| Cohort (n = 27,786) [no. (%)] | High Risk (n = 16,029) [no. (%)] | Lower Risk (n = 11,757) [no. (%)] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac evaluation historya | |||
| any cardiac evaluation | 12,876 (46.3) | 10,482 (65.4) | 2394 (20.4) |
| nonacute | 11,335 (40.8) | 9138 (57.0) | 2197 (18.7) |
| acute | 1541 (5.6) | 1344 (8.4) | 197 (1.7) |
| noninvasive stress test | 11,341 (40.8) | 9120 (56.9) | 2221 (18.9) |
| nonacute | 10,318 (37.1) | 8251 (51.5) | 2067 (17.6) |
| acute | 1023 (3.7) | 869 (5.4) | 154 (1.3) |
| coronary angiography | 5385 (19.4) | 4957 (30.9) | 428 (3.6) |
| nonacute | 4286 (15.4) | 3932 (24.5) | 354 (3.0) |
| acute | 1099 (4.0) | 1025 (6.4) | 74 (0.6) |
| stress test and angiographyb | 3850 (13.9) | 3595 (22.4) | 255 (2.2) |
| Evaluation within 1-yr before transplanta | |||
| any cardiac evaluation | 8619 (31.0) | 7337 (45.8) | 1282 (10.9) |
| nonacute | 7576 (27.3) | 6378 (39.8) | 1198 (10.2) |
| acute | 1043 (3.8) | 959 (6.0) | 84 (0.7) |
| noninvasive stress test | 7222 (26.0) | 6034 (37.6) | 1188 (10.1) |
| nonacute | 6589 (27.3) | 5466 (34.1) | 1123 (9.6) |
| acute | 633 (2.3) | 568 (3.5) | 65 (0.6) |
| coronary angiography | 3031 (10.9) | 2882 (18.0) | 149 (1.3) |
| nonacute | 2357 (8.5) | 2230 (13.9) | 127 (1.1) |
| acute | 674 (2.4) | 652 (4.1) | 22 (0.2) |
| stress test and angiographyb | 1634 (5.9) | 1579 (9.8) | 55 (0.5) |
a
CE performed during hospital admissions (except admissions with Diagnosis Related Group codes for coronary procedures without myocardial infarction, 106, 107, 112, 124) were classified as “acute” and all others were classified as “non-acute.”
b
Patients who received both tests are also included in preceding individual test groups.