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Table 1 The donor and recipient characteristics and risk factors

From: Heart transplantation of patients with ventricular assist devices: impact of normothermic ex-vivo preservation using organ care system compared with cold storage

 

OCS (n = 25)

CS (n = 10)

P value

Donor characteristics

Age (years)

41.3 ± 9.3

38.3 ± 11.5

0.2

Male, n (%)

23(92)

7(70)

0.9

Cause of death, n (%)

 Intracranial hemorrhage

19 (76)

6 (60)

0.9

 Cerebrovascular accident

6 (24)

3 (30)

0.9

 Trauma

 

1 (10)

 

Median LVEF (range)

58(52–63)

60(54–65)

 

Recipient characteristics

Age (years)

38.6 ± 11.9

43.6 ± 12.6

0.2

Male, n (%)

20(80)

10(100)

0.7

NICM n (%),

16(64)

7(70)

0.9

Median previous sternotomies rate

2(1;5)

1(1;3)

0.1

PVR > 4WU

4(16%)

4(40%)

0.6

Mechanical Circulatory Support

 LVAD, n (%)

20(80)

10(100)

 

 ECMO, n (%)

2(8)

  

 CARMAT, n (%)

3(12)

  
  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise noted
  2. NICM non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVAD left ventricular assist device, ECMO Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator, CARMAT total artificial heart, PVR pulmonary vascular resistance, WU Wood unit