Data Suggest 70 May Be the New 60 for Heart Transplantation
Major Finding: Relative to sexagenarians, septuagenarians had both shorter unadjusted median survival (8.5 vs. 9.8 years) and predicted median adjusted survival (8.15 vs. 9.83 years), although most of the difference between groups appeared to result from a difference in the first year.
Data Source: A retrospective cohort study of 18,534 patients aged 60 years or older who were on the waiting list for heart transplantation.
Disclosures: Dr. Goldstein reported that he had no relevant financial disclosures.
FROM THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
In a final analysis that was restricted to patients who survived the first year post transplantation, patients aged 70 years or older no longer had an increased risk of death, compared with their counterparts aged 60-69 years.
Dr. Goldstein said he had no relevant financial disclosures.
