Table 5.

Comparison of prevalence of causes of early cardiovascular disease mortality across transplant regions

Region	Median MELD score	Composite CVD mortality	Cardiac Arrest	Stroke	Thromboembolism	Myocardial Infarction	Heart Failure	Arrhythmia	Other*
1	17.3	1.34%	0.40%	0.15%	0.25%	0.25%	0.25%	0.05%	0.00%
2	17.9	1.07%	0.52%	0.11%	0.11%	0.09%	0.12%	0.09%	0.03%
3	18.0	0.88%	0.37%	0.11%	0.08%	0.08%	0.09%	0.08%	0.07%
4	18.2	0.99%	0.39%	0.20%	0.14%	0.10%	0.02%	0.04%	0.10%
5	19.9	1.39%	0.77%	0.21%	0.12%	0.05%	0.21%	0.03%	0.00%
6	16.2	1.10%	0.49%	0.24%	0.12%	0.00%	0.24%	0.00%	0.00%
7	19.1	1.25%	0.45%	0.21%	0.16%	0.18%	0.12%	0.08%	0.06%
8	18.8	1.10%	0.47%	0.14%	0.08%	0.25%	0.17%	0.00%	0.00%
9	17.1	1.31%	0.88%	0.15%	0.00%	0.05%	0.20%	0.03%	0.00%
10	16.1	1.24%	0.61%	0.08%	0.16%	0.16%	0.08%	0.10%	0.04%
11	17.6	1.26%	0.68%	0.06%	0.09%	0.13%	0.23%	0.06%	0.02%

^*Other = ruptured aneurysm, pulmonary hypertension, hypertensive crisis

Abbreviations: MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease