• J. Heart Lung Transplant. · May 2013

    Validation of the United States-derived Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) using international registry data.

    • Arman Kilic, Jeremiah G Allen, and Eric S Weiss.
    • Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    • J. Heart Lung Transplant. 2013 May 1; 32 (5): 492-8.

    BackgroundWe previously derived and validated the Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) using United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) data. This study aimed to validate the IMPACT score using international data.MethodsInternational Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) data were used to identify orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) patients between 2001 and 2010. The primary outcome was all-cause 1-year post-OHT mortality. Secondary outcomes included 30-day and 5-year mortality. Logistic regression, weighted regression, and Kaplan-Meier analyses evaluated the predictive accuracy of the IMPACT score. A sub-analysis of OHTs performed from 2009 to 2010 examined patients completely external to the original UNOS derivation cohort.ResultsWe identified 29,242 OHT recipients. Their mean IMPACT score was 5.1 ± 3.6. The IMPACT score was highly predictive of 1-year mortality (odds ratio [OR], 1.14, p < 0.001), a finding that persisted after adjusting for donor age and ischemic time (OR, 1.13; p < 0.001). A significant correlation was found between the expected 1-year mortality rates for each IMPACT score based on the original derivation cohort and the actual 1-year mortality rates in the ISHLT cohort (r = 0.87, p < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier 1-year survival by IMPACT score was 92.3% for a score < 5, 88.5% for scores of 5 to 10, and 75.1% for scores > 10 (p < 0.001). The IMPACT score also accurately predicted 30-day and 5-year mortality (each p < 0.001). These results were confirmed in the sub-analysis.ConclusionsThis study validates the use of the IMPACT score as a predictor of short- and long-term mortality after OHT. Strong consideration should be given to broadly implementing and prospectively using the IMPACT score to predict mortality after OHT.Copyright © 2013 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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