Table 11.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient Years at Risk, 1993 to 2002

Rates for Recipients in First Year after Heart Transplants

Residency		Year
		1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Total	Patients	4,139	4,283	4,387	4,372	4,305	4,306	4,200	4,048	4,082	4,042
	Deaths	408	369	388	353	340	339	348	321	307	174
	Rate	218.3	185.2	191.5	168.2	170.1	167.3	179.4	167.1	161.1	121.1
U.S. Resident	Patients	4,100	4,247	4,345	4,324	4,251	4,245	4,146	4,007	4,033	3,991
	Deaths	401	363	385	349	333	334	344	321	304	174
	Rate	216.2	183.7	192.0	168.0	168.6	167.1	179.8	169.0	161.2	123.1
Nonresident Alien	Patients	17	21	33	35	30	41	45	36	39	41
	Deaths	3	2	2	3	4	3	3	0	1	0
	Rate	457.7	190.4	128.9	178.7	348.7	151.9	137.9	0.0	56.0	0.0
Unknown	Patients	22	15	9	13	24	20	9	5	10	10
	Deaths	4	4	1	1	3	2	1	0	2	0
	Rate	488.0	688.0	*	223.6	237.7	262.7	*	*	780.0	0.0

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2003.

Includes patients with a functioning transplant (placed during the previous 1-year period) at any time during

the calendar year. Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or 1-year anniversary

of the transplant, and is limited to time during each calendar year. See Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.