Figure 5:

Donor and candidate characteristics that demonstrated the greatest inconsistency between transplant centers, by offer acceptance, organ acceptance, and organ sequence number. Transplant centers were most inconsistent in how they weighed donor age and height in the decision process. Characteristics that were not predictive of recipient post-transplant mortality are highlighted with an asterix (*) and represent key characteristics that can be targeted to safely increase donor heart utilization.

BUN: blood urea nitrogen, LV: left ventricular, EF: ejection fraction, COD; cause of death