Table 11.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1994 to 2003

Heart Recipients

On Life Support at Tx Year of Transplant
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total 2,337 2,363 2,342 2,293 2,348 2,188 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,055
No 1,040 865 771 749 693 801 819 705 683 654
Yes 1,294 1,480 1,490 1,534 1,647 1,381 1,380 1,497 1,470 1,365
Unknown 3 18 81 10 8 6 - - 2 36
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 44.5% 36.6% 32.9% 32.7% 29.5% 36.6% 37.2% 32.0% 31.7% 31.8%
Yes 55.4% 62.6% 63.6% 66.9% 70.1% 63.1% 62.8% 68.0% 68.2% 66.4%
Unknown 0.1% 0.8% 3.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% - - 0.1% 1.8%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 3, 2004.

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor heart was one of

the organs transplanted.