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

Gender		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
Female	Patients	914	964	1,030	1,011	1,050	1,087	1,083	1,079	1,090	1,103
	Deaths	101	78	104	88	105	95	89	102	85	56
	Rate	252.7	168.3	219.5	184.3	217.1	190.2	172.4	205.0	167.5	147.9
Male	Patients	3,224	3,318	3,357	3,361	3,255	3,219	3,117	2,969	2,992	2,939
	Deaths	307	291	284	265	235	244	259	219	222	118
	Rate	209.0	190.4	182.9	163.5	155.1	159.8	182.0	153.9	158.7	111.5
Unknown	Patients	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Deaths	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	*	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.