Although cardiac transplantation offers prolonged survival and improved quality of life to @entity1 with end-stage @entity712 , many @entity1 with @entity1000 do not undergo this procedure. Possible barriers to cardiac transplantation were examined among 138 @entity1 with @entity1000 from five hospitals in Washington, DC. @entity1 underwent follow-up for approximately 5 years. The @entity1 or a close family member were interviewed at baseline about socioeconomic factors and medical history. The @entity1 or their next-of-kin were recontacted at 1-year intervals to determine @entity1 ' vital status and to obtain information about cardiac transplantation. Overall, the cumulative survival at 12 and 60 months was 75.8% and 37.3%, respectively. Only 3.6% (5 of 138) of the @entity1 underwent cardiac transplantation, and 19 (13.8%) @entity1 had been placed on a waiting list for a heart transplant. Black race and nonmarried status were inversely associated with cardiac transplantation. Factors associated with not having been placed on a waiting list included older age, lower income, and lack of private health insurance. Black race was found to be significantly, but inversely associated with cardiac transplantation while older age was inversely associated with having been placed on a waiting list after adjusting for sex, race, education, and private insurance. These findings suggest that black @entity1 with @entity1000 are less likely to undergo cardiac transplantation.

Barriers to cardiac transplantation in XXXX : the Washington, DC, Dilated Cardiomyopathy Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'Patients'] @entity1000 :: ('MESH:C536277', 'Disease') :: ['idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy'] @entity712 :: ('MESH:D006333', 'Disease') :: ['heart failure']
@entity1000 :: (MESH:C536277,Disease) :: ['idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy']
