*9.2.5 Recipient survival rate and social reintegration*

The survival rates of 625 cases at 10, 15, and 20 years after transplantation are 93.5, 89.3, and 77.4%, which are better than those in the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT) Registry (**Figure 5**). During the follow-up period of up to 23 years, 50 cases died, 13 cases of infectious diseases, 9 cases of malignant tumors (including PTLD and 1 case of brain tumor), 6 cases of multiple organ failure, 3 cases of fatal arrhythmia, and transplant coronary artery. 2 cases of sclerosis, 2 cases of transplant heart failure, 3 cases of sudden death, 1 case of renal failure, 1 case of traffic accident, 1 case of cerebral infarction, 1 case of hypoxemia, 1 case of right heart failure, 1 case of acute pancreatitis, acute respiratory failure 1 case, 1 case of heart failure, and 4 cases of unknown. As of the end of April 2022, 551 (96%) of the 575 survivors are outpatients.
