Status of Patients Presently Living 9 to 13 Years After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Roland Hetzer, Wolfgang Albert, Manfred Hummel, Miralem Pasic, Matthias Loebe, Henning Warnecke, Axel Haverich, Hans Georg Borst The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 64, Issue 6, Pages 1661-1668 (December 1997) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01091-6
Fig. 1 Actuarial survival of the entire group of 182 patients after heart transplantation performed between July 1983 and January 1988. Numbers of patients at risk are given in parentheses (mean follow-up, 10 years 4 months; range, 9 to 13 years). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 64, 1661-1668DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01091-6)
Fig. 2 Actuarial survival by sex (female, n = 30; male, n = 152; log-rank test, p = 0.24). Number of patients at risk are given in parentheses. Mean follow-up is 10 years 4 months and the range is 9 to 13 years. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 64, 1661-1668DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01091-6)
Fig. 3 Results of the Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire of the heart transplant group (HTx) and the general population. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) between the groups are marked with an asterisk. (PF = physical functioning; RP = role physical; BP = bodily pain; GH = general health; VT = vitality; SF = social functioning; RE = role emotional; MH = mental health.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 64, 1661-1668DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01091-6)
Fig. 4 Results of the Sickness Impact Profile. The values under 20% are in the normal range. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 64, 1661-1668DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01091-6)
Fig. 5 Results of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale are shown for three groups of patients: the heart transplant group, healthy probands, and heart disease outpatients. Statistically significant differences between the groups are marked with an asterisk. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 1997 64, 1661-1668DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(97)01091-6)