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

Cold Ischemic Time 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
0-90 Minutes Patients 143 143 99 135 110 92 102 75 85
Deaths 18 20 10 19 14 13 14 10 12
Rate 139.6 155.5 110.3 156.8 141.6 158.0 150.9 148.9 156.5
91-180 Minutes Patients 1,090 1,002 943 913 819 763 791 752 702
Deaths 145 128 128 108 113 88 81 85 78
Rate 148.2 141.2 151.7 130.1 154.7 126.2 110.3 123.5 121.9
181-270 Minutes Patients 842 807 843 856 754 818 889 859 880
Deaths 155 128 133 133 118 121 138 99 92
Rate 215.2 181.6 179.8 176.9 179.1 166.5 176.7 126.4 113.1
271-360 Minutes Patients 114 137 168 137 133 153 163 169 159
Deaths 20 33 33 28 31 38 39 37 26
Rate 206.1 306.9 236.5 248.6 284.3 313.3 298.1 265.1 183.4
361-480 Minutes Patients 16 17 25 22 15 29 22 20 15
Deaths 5 7 6 4 5 6 2 3 5
Rate 419.8 638.2 310.8 213.2 493.8 249.3 99.7 174.3 476.8
481+ Minutes Patients 4 2 5 3 4 4 4 1 3
Deaths 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
Unknown Patients 137 210 184 244 322 308 200 236 182
Deaths 24 30 31 50 71 50 39 50 28
Rate 203.9 161.8 194.0 248.0 272.2 186.9 229.4 258.0 173.9


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.