Table 11.1b

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active and Inactive Patient Comparison, 2002 to 2006

Primary Diagnosis Active Inactive All
2002-2006 2006 2002-2006 2006 2002-2006 2006
Total 8,110 1,327 7,962 1,487 16,072 2,814
Coronary Artery Disease 3,561 571 2,876 520 6,437 1,091
Cardiomyopathy 3,372 538 4,079 768 7,451 1,306
Congenital Heart Disease 544 102 498 102 1,042 204
Retransplant/Graft Failure 334 66 154 28 488 94
Valvular Heart Disease 210 33 181 40 391 73
Other 89 17 97 18 186 35
Unknown 0 0 77 11 77 11
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Coronary Artery Disease 43.9% 43.0% 36.1% 35.0% 40.1% 38.8%
Cardiomyopathy 41.6% 40.5% 51.2% 51.6% 46.4% 46.4%
Congenital Heart Disease 6.7% 7.7% 6.3% 6.9% 6.5% 7.2%
Retransplant/Graft Failure 4.1% 5.0% 1.9% 1.9% 3.0% 3.3%
Valvular Heart Disease 2.6% 2.5% 2.3% 2.7% 2.4% 2.6%
Other 1.1% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% 0.4%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

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

(-) = None in category.