title: [Heart donation and transplantation in Spain].
abstract: Organ donation rate has increased in Spain by 75% during last five years, from 14 donors per million population (p.m.p.) in 1989 to 25 in 1994. This improvement in the availability of solid organs for transplantation purposes occured at the same time we, fortunately, saw a decrease in the death rate on road traffic accidents. This lead to an important change in the profile of the organ donor in Spain, whi is now older and die due to cerebro vascular accident. This rise in the organ procurement rate lead to the consequent increase in the number of solid organ grafts. Hence, the heart transplant rate has doubled. The waiting list mortality is only 8% and 77% of patients are grafted before 2 months on waiting. This activity allowed near 1,200 patients to live in Spain with a functioning heart graft.
authors.affiliation: Organización Nacional de Trasplantes, Madrid.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matesanz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Felipe
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Naya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Donación y trasplante cardíaco en España.