Table 1.

Patient characteristics

Baseline characteristics	Total (N = 187)
Median age at transplant, y (range)	57 (31-71)
Sex: male	122 (64%)
Median time from diagnosis to transplant, mo (range)	3.6 (1-75)
Number of organs involved
Cardiac only, n (%)	32 (17%)
Cardiac + 1 other organ, n (%)	105 (56%)
Cardiac + ≥ 2 other organs, n (%)	50 (27%)
Baseline cardiac measurements, median (range)
Septal thickness, mm (n = 185)	14 (9-25)
Posterior wall thickness, mm (n = 159)	14 (9-26)
Ejection fraction, % (n = 187)	63 (28-84)
Cardiac output, l/min (n = 164)	5.8 (2.7-12.8)
LV mass index, g/m2 (n = 181)	124 (60-270)
Troponin, ng/ml (n = 169)	0.02 (< 0.01-0.9)
NT-Pro BNP, pg/ml (n = 100)	2686 (22-35 000)
BNP, pg/ml (n = 116)	330 (18-3050)
Other laboratory characteristics, median (range)
Serum creatinine, mg/dl	1.1 (0.7-12)
Serum albumin, gm/dl	2.9 (0.8-4.4)
Bone marrow plasma cell, %	7% (1-78)

LV indicates left ventricle; NT-Pro, N-terminal-pro; and BNP, brain natriuetic peptide.