Introduction:

Heart transplantation is a treatment option for advanced heart failure. The Colombian Heart Transplant Registry (RECOLTRACA) compiles relevant data on this procedure. By 2023, statistical data on the current state of heart transplantation were updated.

Objectives:

To describe heart transplantation activity in 2023 and the cumulative data since the first procedure performed in Colombia in 1985.

Methods:

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted through interinstitutional collaboration among transplant centers in Colombia. Data were collected electronically via confidential communication channels of the Chapter on Heart Failure, Heart Transplantation, and Pulmonary Hypertension of the Colombian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery.

Results:

Between 1985 and 2023, at least one heart transplant was performed by 10 institutions. According to the SCC evaluation, a total of 1,618 heart transplantation procedures had been recorded in Colombia until 2023. In that year, 8 of these 10 institutions performed 97 heart transplantation procedures, the majority in adult patients (87%), with a low percentage of heart retransplantation (5%) and combined heart transplantation (2%).

Conclusions:

Heart transplantation has been performed in Colombia for nearly four decades. The continuous efforts of transplant institutions, interinstitutional collaboration, and governmental support have been crucial in ensuring that this procedure remains accessible to a significant number of patients in 2023.

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