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

Recipient Age at Tx 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 91 74 95 81 60 73 64 71 82
Deaths 23 12 23 17 11 13 11 8 15
Rate 324.5 188.7 306.9 248.0 215.0 207.4 201.4 125.0 210.9
1-5 Years Patients 60 57 64 55 66 58 82 79 48
Deaths 9 17 6 7 15 5 11 11 6
Rate 169.0 399.9 102.1 139.7 281.7 92.0 147.7 156.7 140.1
6-10 Years Patients 42 36 37 41 37 47 27 40 51
Deaths 6 2 4 5 3 3 2 7 4
Rate 161.5 57.9 118.8 137.6 86.8 67.3 78.8 210.5 83.3
11-17 Years Patients 78 95 80 88 88 94 99 96 105
Deaths 17 11 11 7 15 7 15 14 9
Rate 252.8 125.7 151.3 85.1 198.2 79.0 169.6 159.3 91.1
18-34 Years Patients 174 185 178 170 182 166 191 197 191
Deaths 17 22 30 29 34 27 22 26 25
Rate 105.5 130.7 191.7 195.5 217.6 185.9 126.1 146.7 143.7
35-49 Years Patients 520 499 454 464 430 411 451 394 426
Deaths 68 74 56 68 52 59 59 39 46
Rate 145.9 167.9 137.7 165.2 133.2 159.5 143.7 107.6 117.1
50-64 Years Patients 1,242 1,211 1,168 1,207 1,088 1,106 1,050 1,015 953
Deaths 209 179 174 169 191 165 148 142 117
Rate 194.0 167.2 168.4 157.7 205.6 169.6 159.1 156.7 135.2
65+ Years Patients 139 161 191 204 206 212 207 220 170
Deaths 19 30 38 41 33 37 45 37 20
Rate 153.0 218.6 237.0 241.8 182.9 200.1 257.4 195.6 130.8


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.