Table 2.
Cardiac transplantation in adults | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=151), mean±SD or (%) | Nonhypertrophic cardiomyopathy (n=14,126), mean±SD or (%) | P |
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Outcomes | |||
Died during hospitalization | 3.8 | 5.1 | NS |
Complications of the transplanted heart | 23.3 | 28.7 | NS |
Postoperative cardiogenic shock | 0 | 0.2 | NS |
Length of stay (days) | 37±30 | 35±39 | 0.001 |
Procedural complications | |||
Postoperative stroke/TIA | 3.5 | 2.8 | NS |
Postoperative blood transfusion | 9.6 | 19 | 0.002 |
Vascular complications requiring surgery | 9.5 | 4.8 | 0.018 |
Acute renal failure | 42.9 | 41.2 | NS |
Respiratory failure and arrest | 13.2 | 12.8 | NS |
Mechanical ventilation | 13.3 | 15.2 | NS |
Sepsis | 10.3 | 13.7 | NS |
SD: Standard deviation, NS: Not significant, TIA=Transient ischemic attack