Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia
The Index for Mortality Prediction After Cardiac Transplantation (IMPACT) Score: Does Sex Matter?
Authors' conclusion
The IMPACT score exhibited poor discrimination and calibration in the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation 2009-2019 cohort, overall and by sex. There was no difference in 1-year mortality between women and men.
Study context
- Population
- Adults (≥18 y) undergoing first-time single orthotopic heart transplantation, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation registry, 2009–2018
- Comparison
- IMPACT score performance in women vs men
- Outcome
- AUC of IMPACT score for 1-year mortality
- Follow-up
- 1 year
Methodological detailsregistry-based, stratified by sex
- Registry-based
- Stratified by sex
Performance
As reported in the abstract
Women
0.58
95% CI 0.55–0.61
Men
0.59
95% CI 0.58–0.61
- AUC, full sample
- 0.59 (95% CI 0.57-0.60)
Further findings
1-year mortality · no difference
P = 0.22
- 1-year mortality — 1-year mortality, overall cohort
- 9.4%
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Original publication
The IMPACT Score: Does Sex Matter? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published 8 July 2024. doi:10.
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