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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2008 Nov;8(11):2410–2419. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02414.x

Table 7. Primary Causes of Death with Function after 10 Years, by Interval Posttransplant and Donor Source (Primary Transplant Recipients).

10 through 14 years 15 through 19 years 20 through 24 years
DD
(n=112)
LD
(n=130)
DD
(n=43)
LD
(n=68)
DD
(n=14)
LD
(n=38)
Infection, n (%) 14 (13%) 14 (11%) 5 (12%) 4 (6%) 2 (14%) 3 (8%)
Cardiovascular disease, n (%) 44 (39%) 45 (35%) 13 (30%) 29 (43%) 4 (29%) 13 (34%)
Liver failure, n (%) 3 (3%) 10 (8%) -- 3 (4%) 1 (7%) --
Respiratory disease, n (%) 4 (4%) 8 (6%) -- 6 (9%) 1 (7%) 2 (5%)
Suicide, n (%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) -- 1 (1%) -- --
Malignancy
 Nonlymphoma, n (%) 19 (17%) 20 (15%) 14 (33%) 13 (19%) 5 (36%) 13 (34%)
 Lymphoma, n (%) 5 (4%) 7 (5%) -- 2 (3%) -- --
Unknown, n (%) 7 (6%) 7 (5%) 5 (12%) 3 (4%) -- 2 (5%)
Other, n (%) 15 (13%) 18 (14%) 6 (14%) 7 (10%) 1 (7%) 5 (13%)

Legend

DD = Deceased donor

LD = Living donor