Table 1 Recipients’ characteristics
|  | Non-traumatic brain death (N = 85) | Traumatic brain death (N = 105) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male, %) | 75.4 | 83.5 | 0.217 |
Age (years) | 47.4 ± 14.7 | 46.9 ± 13.9 | 0.331 |
Weight (kg) | 72.0 ± 19.1 | 73.6 ± 15.1 | 0.717 |
Height (cm) | 165.5 ± 27.1 | 170.9 ± 12.2 | 0.725 |
BMI | 24.3 ± 4.4 | 24.8 ± 4.6 | 0.578 |
Ischemic etiology for HTx (%) | 49.2 | 54.1 | 0.622 |
Hypertension (%) | 20.0 | 27.6 | 0.221 |
Diabetes pre (%) | 18.5 | 18.8 | 0.955 |
Dyslipidemia (%) | 37.9 | 44.3 | 0.405 |
Past smoker (%) | 38.2 | 35.6 | 0.826 |
CMV positive serology (%) | 91.2 | 93.6 | 0.742 |
Status prior to transplantation (%) | Â | Â | 0.228 |
 Status 1 | 70.8 | 60.0 |  |
 Status 2 | 29.2 | 40.0 |  |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.4 ± 1.1 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 0.209 |
Bilirubin (mg/dL) | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.1 ± 0.6 | 0.234 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 128.1 ± 22.1 | 129.1 ± 11.0 | 0.133 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 73.2 ± 12.8 | 75.2 ± 11.6 | 0.257 |
Systolic PAP (mmHg) | 54.1 ± 19.3 | 49.1 ± 20.1 | 0.405 |
Diastolic PAP (mmHg) | 26.3 ± 10.8 | 24.4 ± 11.3 | 0.883 |
Mean PAP (mmHg) | 36.7 ± 14.5 | 34.9 ± 13.9 | 0.994 |
PCWP | 25.4 ± 11.3 | 25.1 ± 11.2 | 0.712 |
CO | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 3.5 ± 1.1 | 0.671 |
PVR | 3.1 ± 2.0 | 2.9 ± 2.5 | 0.871 |
ICD (%) | 35.9 | 36.1 | 0.979 |
LVAD bridge to HTx | 23.7 | 17.6 | 0.410 |
PRA > 30% | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.351 |
CMV mismatch | 46.2 | 36.5 | 0.245 |
Blood type | Â | Â | 0.713 |
 A | 46.8 | 45.8 |  |
 AB | 8.6 | 16.3 |  |
 B | 13.3 | 22.4 |  |
 O | 26.9 | 19.4 |  |