Table 1.
Recipients of lung transplantation in the USA in 2010.
| Diagnosis | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Interstitial lung disease | 683 (39) |
| COPD/emphysema | 413 (23) |
| Cystic fibrosis | 218 (12) |
| Other | 152 (9) |
| Lung retransplantation | 80 (5) |
| Sarcoidosis | 54 (3) |
| α-1-antitrypsin deficiency | 43 (2) |
| Primary pulmonary hypertension | 35 (2) |
| Bronchiectasis | 30 (2) |
| Scleroderma with pulmonary hypertension | 20 (1) |
| Hypersensitivity pneumonitis | 19 (1) |
| Secondary pulmonary hypertension | 12 (1) |
| Lymphangioleiomyomatosis | 11 (1) |
| Total | 1770 |
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Data taken from [101].