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<journal-id>0120-5633</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Colomb. Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5633</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiologia. Oficina de Publicaciones]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-56332025000600383</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rccar.25000014</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Reporte anual de trasplante cardíaco en Colombia: 1985-2023]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Annual report on heart transplantation in Colombia: 1985-2023]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Uribe-Buritica]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco L.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alarcón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Noel A. Flórez]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Olaya-Rojas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pastor]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carrillo-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diana C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[León]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan D. López-Ponce de]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivera-Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edilma L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quintero-Ossa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Álvaro M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Echeverría]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fernán]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mariño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ma. Juliana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arias-Barrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Echeverri-Navarrete]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A0"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Mesa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="A a"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Valle del Lili Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Icesi Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Asociación Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular Trasplante Cardíaco e Hipertensión Pulmonar Capítulo de Falla Cardíaca]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica CardioVid Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Cardiovascular de Colombia Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Floridablanca ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Clínica SHAIO Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af7">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario San Ignacio Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af8">
<institution><![CDATA[,LaCardio Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af9">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Universitaria Colombia Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Bogotá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="A10">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Médico Imbanaco Departamento de Cardiología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cali ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>32</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<fpage>383</fpage>
<lpage>389</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56332025000600383&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56332025000600383&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56332025000600383&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: El trasplante cardíaco es una opción de tratamiento para la falla cardíaca avanzada. El Registro Colombiano de Trasplante Cardíaco (RECOLTRACA) recopila datos relevantes sobre este procedimiento. Para el año 2023, se actualizaron datos estadísticos sobre el estado actual del Trasplante cardíaco.  Objetivo: Describir la actividad de trasplante cardíaco en el año 2023 y la información acumulada desde que se realizó el primer procedimiento en el territorio colombiano en el año 1985.  Métodos: Estudio transversal retrospectivo, con colaboración interinstitucional entre entidades trasplantadoras en Colombia. La información fue recolectada en formato electrónico a través de los canales de comunicación confidenciales del Capítulo de Falla Cardíaca, Trasplante Cardíaco e Hipertensión Pulmonar de la Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular.  Resultados: Desde el año 1985 hasta el año 2023, diez instituciones en Colombia realizaron al menos un trasplante cardíaco, y se idenficaron un total de 1618. Para el año 2023, se realizaron 97 trasplantes cardíacos en ocho de estas instituciones, la mayoría en población adulta (87%), con un porcentaje bajo de retrasplante cardíaco (5%) y de trasplante cardíaco combinado (2%).  Conclusiones: En Colombia se realizan trasplantes cardíacos desde hace casi cuatro décadas. El esfuerzo continuo de las instituciones trasplantadoras y la colaboración interinstitucional, junto con el apoyo gubernamental, fueron determinantes para que durante el año 2023 se realizara este procedimiento a un número significativo de pacientes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  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.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Heart transplantation]]></kwd>
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