Table 2

NYHA classification and organ function of long term survivors

n (%)
Exercise tolerance
NYHA  class I
class II
class III
class IV
14 (24.1)
33 (56.9)
9 (15.5)
2 (3.5)
Allograft vasculopathy
CAVD  0
1
2
3
4
27 (46.6)
9 (15.5)
6 (10.3)
15 (25.9)
1 (1.7)
Graft/organ function
Ejection fraction (%)61 (5)
Mean creatinine (μmol/l)148.5 (84.9)
Non-cutaneous malignancy 8 (13.7)
  • Classification of CAVD: grade 0, normal angiogram; 1, luminal obstruction < 30%; 2, 31–50%; 3, > 50%; 4, complete closure of the vessel.

  • NYHA, New York Heart Association.