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Race and the chances for a heart transplant

According to a study based on 2006 data from United Network of Organ Sharing in the US, 3,299 American children were on the heart transplant waiting list during an eight-year period up to 2006. Based on their ethnicity, the distribution is as follows:

  • 58% white
  • 20% black
  • 16% Hispanic
  • 3% Asian
  • 3% others

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