Table 2.
Cumulative Morbidity Rates in Survivors within 1, 5 and 10 Years Post-Transplant (Adult Heart Transplants Performed from January 1, 1995 to June 30, 2017)
| Outcome | Within 1 year | Total N with known response | Within 5 years | Total N with known response | Within 10 years | Total N with known response |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe renal dysfunctiona | 6.7% | (N = 39,544) | 15.7% | (N = 22,462) | 22.3% | (N = 9,195) |
| Creatinine > 2.5 mg/dl | 5.1% | 12.2% | 14.3% | |||
| Chronic dialysis | 1.5% | 2.9% | 6.0% | |||
| Renal transplant | 0.1% | 0.6% | 2.0% | |||
| Diabetesb | 20.0% | (N = 39,834) | 33.8% | (N = 22,720) | - | |
| Cardiac allograft vasculopathy | 7.7% | (N = 36,774) | 29.0% | (N = 17,392) | 46.8% | (N = 5,962) |
a
Severe renal dysfunction = creatinine >2.5 mg/dl (221 μmol/liter), dialysis, or renal transplant
b
Data are not available 10 years post-transplant