Table 11.1

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year, 1994 to 2003

Heart Waiting List

Primary Diagnosis Year
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 2,885 3,413 3,635 3,810 4,066 3,933 3,957 3,905 3,760 3,519
Coronary Artery Disease 1,202 1,432 1,620 1,699 1,819 1,753 1,796 1,748 1,628 1,482
Cardiomyopathy 1,342 1,613 1,651 1,727 1,846 1,802 1,808 1,791 1,748 1,642
Congenital Heart Disease 96 140 149 169 185 203 182 207 235 223
Valvular Heart Disease 74 93 88 91 96 100 102 93 82 93
Other 54 45 40 44 46 38 39 38 36 44
Unknown 117 90 87 80 74 37 30 28 31 35
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Coronary Artery Disease 41.7% 42.0% 44.6% 44.6% 44.7% 44.6% 45.4% 44.8% 43.3% 42.1%
Cardiomyopathy 46.5% 47.3% 45.4% 45.3% 45.4% 45.8% 45.7% 45.9% 46.5% 46.7%
Congenital Heart Disease 3.3% 4.1% 4.1% 4.4% 4.5% 5.2% 4.6% 5.3% 6.3% 6.3%
Valvular Heart Disease 2.6% 2.7% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 2.4% 2.2% 2.6%
Other 1.9% 1.3% 1.1% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.3%
Unknown 4.1% 2.6% 2.4% 2.1% 1.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

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

(-) = None in category.