Table 2 Heart transplant cohort and main disease categories leading to transplantation
From: The frequency of rare and monogenic diseases in pediatric organ transplant recipients in Italy
Disease macro-category | Pediatrics (n. 276) | Adults (n. 2,981) | Total (n. 3,257) |
|---|---|---|---|
n. (%) | n. (%) | n. (%) | |
Cardiomyopathies | 176 (63.8) | 1,597 (53.6) | 1,773 (54.4) |
Congenital heart disease | 84 (30.4) | 82 (2.8) | 166 (5.1) |
Valve heart disease | 5 (1.8) | 161 (5.4) | 166 (5.1) |
Coronary disease | 3 (1.1) | 939 (31.5) | 942 (28.9) |
Primary lung hypertension | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.1) | 3 (0.1) |
Other congenital pathologies | 3 (1.1) | 7 (0.2) | 10 (0.3) |
Other cardio-circulatory diseases | 5 (1.8) | 192 (6.4) | 197 (6.0) |