“…Similarly, several studies also indicate that older adults have higher infection rates, malignancy rates, and need for renal dialysis after HT. 6,7 Despite the consistent findings that have been reported, some mitigating factors need to be considered when examining older age as a risk factor: First, older adult HT recipients achieve outcomes that are considered acceptable and only modestly different from younger adults in short-term and long-term survival. In a recent study examining 14,401 patients in the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) database, survival rates for older patients (age Ն 60) and younger patients was 93% vs 94% at 30 days, 84% vs 87% at 1 year and 69% vs 75% at 5 years.…”