Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Primary Diagnosis Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 2,436 2,414 2,525 2,478 2,421 2,257 2,055 1,809 1,590 1,334
Coronary Artery Disease 1,168 1,138 1,197 1,176 1,181 1,082 965 803 675 551
Cardiomyopathy 1,017 1,021 1,066 1,055 1,004 921 858 753 680 544
Congenital Heart Disease 96 81 88 109 91 111 109 107 110 116
Retransplant/Graft Failure 63 84 81 56 68 70 60 75 68 65
Valvular Heart Disease 51 49 60 68 62 49 45 53 39 40
Other 24 24 16 12 14 24 18 18 18 18
Unknown 17 17 17 2 1 - - - - -
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Coronary Artery Disease 47.9% 47.1% 47.4% 47.5% 48.8% 47.9% 47.0% 44.4% 42.5% 41.3%
Cardiomyopathy 41.7% 42.3% 42.2% 42.6% 41.5% 40.8% 41.8% 41.6% 42.8% 40.8%
Congenital Heart Disease 3.9% 3.4% 3.5% 4.4% 3.8% 4.9% 5.3% 5.9% 6.9% 8.7%
Retransplant/Graft Failure 2.6% 3.5% 3.2% 2.3% 2.8% 3.1% 2.9% 4.1% 4.3% 4.9%
Valvular Heart Disease 2.1% 2.0% 2.4% 2.7% 2.6% 2.2% 2.2% 2.9% 2.5% 3.0%
Other 1.0% 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 1.1% 0.9% 1.0% 1.1% 1.3%
Unknown 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 0.1% 0.0% - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

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

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.