Table 5. Heart transplant recipient outcomes.

Variable	Pooled value [95% CI]	No. of studies	Event	Total	Heterogeneity (I2%)
Follow-up (months)	37.26 [6.68–67.84]	4		230	88*
Mortality, overall (%)	35 [17–58]	8	118	263	84*
Mortality, 30 days (%)	12 [8–18]	8	27	263	11
Survival, 1 year (%)	86 [71–93]	7	216	258	56*
Freedom from rejection
1 month (%)	94 [75–99]	3	29	29	0
6 months (%)	77 [30–96]	3	25	29	61
1 year (%)	41 [33–50]	2	55	134	0
Cause of death
Acute rejection (%)	7 [4–13]	2	11	151	0
Infection (%)	7 [1–42]	2	5	141	83*
Malignancy (%)	4 [0–58]	2	3	141	87*
Multi-organ failure (%)	7 [1–28]	2	7	151	78*
Renal failure (%)	2 [1–7]	2	3	151	0

*, heterogeneity P<0.05 (significant data heterogeneity present).