color who may be eligible for heart transplant (HT). 1 Among the age group receiving the
most HTs in the United States (35–64 years of age), HF mortality rates of African American
patients are 2.6-fold higher than of White patients. 1 During the past decade, racial/ethnic
groups of color represented 36% of US adult HT recipients2 and 40% of the US population.
It is unclear whether states vary in ratio of HT rate to HF mortality rate by race/ethnicity …