title: OPTN/SRTR 2015 Annual Data Report: Heart.
abstract: The number of heart transplant candidates and transplants performed continued to rise each year. In 2015, 2819 heart transplants were performed. In addition, the number of new adult candidates on the waiting list increased 51% since 2004. The number of adult heart transplant survivors continued to increase, and in 2015, 29,172 recipients were living with heart transplants. Patient mortality following transplant has declined. The number of pediatric candidates and transplants performed also increased. New listings for pediatric heart transplants increased from 451 in 2004 to 644 in 2015. The number of pediatric heart transplants performed each year increased from 297 in 2004 to 460 in 2015. Among pediatric patients who underwent transplant in 2014, death occurred in 7.2% at 6 months and 9.6% at 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Cardiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colvin
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Skeans
authors.affiliation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Richmond, VA.|United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.affiliation: Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, Richmond, VA.|United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uccellini
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Israni
authors.affiliation: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN.|Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kasiske
mesh_terms: D000847:Annual Reports as Topic; D006085:Graft Survival; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D040841:Resource Allocation; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
keywords: End-stage heart failure; heart transplant; transplant outcomes; ventricular assist device