Table 1 Disease-specific indication for transplant
DiagnosisIncidence (n total = 34 102)
COPD/emphysema11 587 (34.0%)
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis7925 (23.2%)
Cystic fibrosis5688 (16.7%)
Alpha-12073 (6.1%)
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension1064 (3.1%)
Pulmonary fibrosis, other1157 (3.4%)
Bronchiectasis945 (2.8%)
Sarcoidosis865 (2.5%)
Re-transplant: obliterative bronchiolitis513 (1.5%)
Connective tissue disease421 (1.2%)
Obliterative bronchiolitis (not re-transplant)351 (1.0%)
LAM363 (1.1%)
Re-transplant: not obliterative bronchiolitis357 (1.0%)
Congenital heart disease293 (0.9%)
Cancer34 (0.1%)
Other466 (1.4%)
  • Data are presented as n (%) of a total 34,102. LAM: lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Table reproduced from [1] with permission from the publisher.