Heart Transplant

Heart Transplant Survival Statistics for Mayo Clinic in Minnesota

Mayo Clinic's outcomes with heart transplantation are among the best in the world. The results of a transplant program can be measured in many ways; the most common comparative numbers include:

• The number of transplants performed.
• The percentage of transplant recipients who are alive at specific times after surgery.

Annual Volumes

Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has performed more than 300 heart transplants since our program began in 1988, averaging between 14 and 27 transplants per year.

Between 06/01/1988 and 12/31/2007 Mayo Clinic in Rochester transplanted more than 350 adult and pediatric patients, including both isolated heart transplants and combined transplants such as heart/liver, heart/kidney, and others.

In 2007 we performed 19 heart transplants, including 2 combined heart/kidney transplant and 2 combined heart/liver transplants.

Survival Statistics

These data indicate the proportion of transplant recipients from our program who were alive at specific checkpoints after transplant. The information shown below represents Mayo Clinic data that has been tracked since Mayo began doing transplants (overall data). Data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) are presented for comparison. These data do not reflect how ill the patients in each group were at the time of transplant. Mayo's patient population includes many challenging and high-risk cases. Note also that the charts below reflect survival data for isolated (that is, non-combined) transplants unless specifically noted, such as for heart/lung.

Graphs/Charts

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  Heart Transplant Survival — Adult

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  Heart Transplant Survival — Children

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  Heart/Lung Transplant Survival — Adult

* National average data acquired from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients at www.ustransplant.org.