Table 1.
Baseline population characteristics
| Characteristics | General population (n = 240) |
|---|---|
| Recipienta | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.9 ± 3.9 |
| Age (years) | 55.8 ± 11.3 |
| Gender (n, %) | |
| Male | 191 (79.6%) |
| Female | 49 (20.4%) |
| Donora | |
| Age (years) | 39.4 ± 13.9 |
| Gender mismatch (n, %) | 91 (37.9%) |
| Group mismatch (n, %) | 29 (12.1%) |
| Ischemic time (min) | 185.5 ± 52.8 |
| Right heart catheterization before OHTb | |
| Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mmHg) | 31.3 ± 15.6 |
| Transpulmonary gradient (mmHg) | 9.8 ± 5.7 |
| Data of follow‐upa | |
| Median rejection score | |
| 1 month | 0.5 (0.2–1.5) |
| 1 year | 1.4 (0.7–1.4) |
| CAV (n, %) | |
| 0–1 | 214 (89.2%) |
| 2–3 | 26 (10.8%) |
| PM implantation (n, %) | 16 (6.7%) |
| 5‐year mortality (n, %) | 64 (26.7%) |
BMI, body mass index; CAV, cardiac allograft vasculopathy; OHT, orthotopic heart transplantation; PM, pacemaker.
a
Data disposable for the 100% of the population.
b
Missing data for 40 patients.