title: Heart transplant survival rate in Iran: a single-center registry report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to determine 1-month and 1-year survival rate in recipients of heart transplants in Imam Khomeini Medical Center.
  
  
  METHODS
  we analyzed the outcomes of 69 patients who underwent heart transplantation between 2007 and 2010. The 1-month and 1-year survival rates were calculated, and we assessed prognostic factors such as donor and recipient age and sex, graft ischemic time during surgery, and liver and kidney function tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  increased donor age had a significant negative effect on survival rate (p = 0.005). Sex differences between donor and recipient had no association with transplant outcome and survival rate. The overall 1-month and 1-year survival was 82.6% (n = 54) and 70% (n = 48), respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  heart transplantation is a lifesaving procedure for end-stage heart disorders. Mortality after heart transplantation depends on numerous factors, and thus survival rates differ among centers. The 1-month and 1-year survival rates after heart transplant in our center currently stand at 82.6% and 70%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery, Imam Komeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery, Imam Komeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran abakhshandeh@ymail.com.
authors.forename: Ali Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bakhshandeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Statistics, Imam Komeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sahar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Latifi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Transplantation Surgery, Imam Komeini Hospital Complex, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrzad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahmanian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Donor selection; Heart transplantation; Hospital mortality; Iran; Survival rate