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

Previous Tx Any Organ 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
No Patients 2,275 2,255 2,204 2,226 2,081 2,098 2,102 2,045 1,961
Deaths 346 336 331 323 332 300 306 265 234
Rate 172.5 168.8 170.5 163.8 183.3 160.8 163.6 144.3 131.0
Yes Patients 71 63 63 84 76 69 69 67 65
Deaths 22 11 11 20 22 16 7 19 8
Rate 429.8 203.2 198.9 302.2 373.8 279.2 111.9 350.2 135.6


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.