Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1995 to 2004

Primary Diagnosis Year
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 2,326 2,436 2,414 2,525 2,478 2,423 2,257 2,055 1,809 1,592
Coronary Artery Disease 1,010 1,188 1,167 1,219 1,187 1,203 1,104 977 822 693
Cardiomyopathy 1,082 1,034 1,047 1,093 1,078 1,027 940 882 782 709
Congenital Heart Disease 86 96 84 94 111 96 116 115 116 117
Valvular Heart Disease 63 52 51 62 72 66 53 47 54 40
Other 42 24 24 16 12 14 24 18 18 18
Unknown 43 42 41 41 18 17 20 16 17 15
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Coronary Artery Disease 43.4% 48.8% 48.3% 48.3% 47.9% 49.6% 48.9% 47.5% 45.4% 43.5%
Cardiomyopathy 46.5% 42.4% 43.4% 43.3% 43.5% 42.4% 41.6% 42.9% 43.2% 44.5%
Congenital Heart Disease 3.7% 3.9% 3.5% 3.7% 4.5% 4.0% 5.1% 5.6% 6.4% 7.3%
Valvular Heart Disease 2.7% 2.1% 2.1% 2.5% 2.9% 2.7% 2.3% 2.3% 3.0% 2.5%
Other 1.8% 1.0% 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1%
Unknown 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 0.9%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.