Table 11.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1995 to 2003

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Heart Transplantation

Donor Age Year of Transplant
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total Patients 2,346 2,318 2,267 2,310 2,157 2,167 2,171 2,112 2,026
Deaths 368 347 342 343 354 316 313 284 242
Rate 178.9 169.7 171.3 168.3 189.3 164.3 161.9 150.2 131.1
<1 Year Patients 69 50 58 55 50 59 54 58 61
Deaths 17 10 16 12 11 12 10 7 11
Rate 319.1 244.7 370.9 260.3 269.8 245.4 216.1 134.8 208.9
1-5 Years Patients 70 74 95 90 69 77 76 88 65
Deaths 16 17 10 14 12 8 11 11 10
Rate 276.1 284.4 114.3 175.2 198.6 111.7 162.3 140.1 174.5
6-10 Years Patients 71 62 55 50 53 48 59 39 46
Deaths 9 5 12 5 7 4 7 7 4
Rate 137.6 85.9 258.9 110.7 150.9 88.9 129.2 212.1 93.0
11-17 Years Patients 403 395 342 346 300 299 269 248 269
Deaths 45 44 39 41 43 40 32 25 27
Rate 122.3 121.8 125.0 131.1 161.4 150.8 132.3 108.6 108.2
18-34 Years Patients 973 933 893 947 860 838 908 941 906
Deaths 139 125 115 125 120 104 110 106 98
Rate 160.4 149.1 143.6 146.6 157.1 136.7 133.2 123.8 117.6
35-49 Years Patients 585 626 616 621 626 633 614 540 511
Deaths 98 108 104 105 115 99 108 93 60
Rate 192.9 200.0 194.7 195.3 217.1 178.2 202.3 197.4 128.9
50-64 Years Patients 170 168 203 195 193 208 184 197 163
Deaths 42 35 44 39 43 47 34 35 31
Rate 311.9 252.1 258.6 244.2 270.3 272.3 216.6 207.3 221.6
65+ Years Patients 4 8 4 6 6 5 7 1 5
Deaths 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
Unknown Patients 1 2 1 - - - - - -
Deaths 0 1 1 - - - - - -
Rate * * * - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 2, 2005.

Includes patients transplanted during the year and having reported data one-year after transplant.

Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or one-year anniversary of the transplant.See Technical Notes for further details.

(-) = None in category.

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