Table 1.
Characteristics of 1,098 Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy
| Listed for transplant | Received transplant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Totala | No. undefined(%) or mean ± SE |
Totala | No. undefined(%) or mean ± SE |
| Demographics | ||||
| Male | 1095 | 555 (51) | 815 | 416 (51) |
| White | 1089 | 698 (64) | 811 | 517 (64) |
| Age, years | 1098 | 7.3 ± 0.189 | 817 | 8.1 ± 0.217 |
| Status | ||||
| Status 1 | 1064 | 814 (77) | 786 | 669 (85) |
| Inotropes | 1098 | 720 (66) | 817 | 552 (68) |
| Ventilator | 1098 | 305 (28) | 817 | 164 (20) |
| ECMO | 1098 | 92 (8) | 817 | 64 (8) |
| VAD | 1098 | 74 (7) | 817 | 107 (13) |
| Condition at listing | ||||
| Arrhythmia | 1098 | 250 (23) | ||
| Failure to thrive | 1098 | 131 (12) | ||
| Renal insufficiency | 1098 | 38 (3) | ||
| Asthma | 1098 | 33 (3) | ||
| CVA | 1098 | 22 (2) | ||
| Diabetes | 1098 | 5 (<1) | ||
| Etiology of DCM | ||||
| Idiopathic | 888 (80.9) | |||
| Myocarditisb | 133 (12.1) | |||
| Adriamycin toxicity |
34 (3.1) | |||
| Postpartum | 3 (3.6) | |||
| Other | 40 (3.6) | |||
CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DCM, dilated cardiomyopathy; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; SE, standard error; VAD, ventricular assist device.
a
Number of patients with data available.
b
Acute myocarditis vs DCM at any time after an episode of myocarditis were unable to be separated within the database and both patient types contribute to this group of patients.