Table 4: Panel reactive antibodies (PRAs).
Men (n = 54) | Women (n = 16) | p | |
Percent at discharge from index admission | 17 ± 28 | 49 ± 44 | 0.04 |
Highest percent while on LVAD support | 24 ± 31 | 60 ± 45 | 0.04 |
Sensitized at discharge* | 20 (38.5%) | 10 (66.7%) | 0.05 |
Sensitized on LVAD support* | 26 (48.2%) | 12 (75.0%) | 0.09 |
Highly sensitized at discharge† | 3 (5.66%) | 4 (26.7%) | 0.04 |
Highly sensitized on LVAD support† | 4 (7.41%) | 8 (50.0%) | 0.0004 |
*PRA class 1 > 10%; †PRA class 1 > 90%.