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

Primary Diagnosis 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
Coronary Artery Disease Patients 1,766 1,863 1,954 1,977 1,957 1,959 1,871 1,764 1,730 1,670
Deaths 165 161 185 162 169 162 162 134 143 67
Rate 205.8 187.2 204.9 173.1 183.1 178.5 190.3 157.0 178.4 112.9
Cardiomyopathy Patients 1,777 1,865 1,931 1,884 1,812 1,794 1,842 1,818 1,844 1,823
Deaths 153 125 134 137 115 112 131 125 110 74
Rate 189.3 139.7 149.3 148.3 138.0 128.8 150.4 145.0 126.1 111.8
Congenital Heart Disease Patients 315 305 285 290 300 297 253 245 287 308
Deaths 47 41 45 35 37 34 30 29 36 15
Rate 342.3 315.1 355.9 264.3 280.7 246.8 274.4 257.3 286.0 147.0
Retransplant/Graft Failure Patients 111 104 102 100 108 139 135 125 116 126
Deaths 26 24 19 9 8 25 17 20 8 9
Rate 620.0 583.6 421.1 193.4 147.2 461.9 278.1 388.1 136.8 212.5
Valvular Heart Disease Patients 120 115 96 102 107 99 85 85 95 95
Deaths 12 14 5 7 9 5 7 12 9 7
Rate 201.3 276.6 101.3 140.2 189.2 105.6 173.1 346.5 201.0 248.4
Other Patients 49 30 19 19 20 18 14 11 10 20
Deaths 5 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 2
Rate 251.5 266.2 0.0 301.6 110.3 105.0 169.9 161.7 317.4 216.3
Unknown Patients 1 1 - - 1 - - - - -
Deaths 0 0 - - 1 - - - - -
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.