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

Primary Diagnosis 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
Coronary Artery Disease Patients 1,104 1,078 1,050 1,091 957 972 917 905 852
Deaths 199 173 164 173 162 152 138 118 115
Rate 211.4 183.7 178.6 181.6 197.0 177.8 170.9 145.0 150.5
Cardiomyopathy Patients 1,008 991 957 973 1,009 970 1,016 949 953
Deaths 123 128 124 120 149 116 126 120 93
Rate 133.8 143.2 143.6 136.4 167.0 131.4 135.9 139.8 104.9
Congenital Heart Disease Patients 168 164 181 171 134 156 174 183 171
Deaths 37 35 40 39 33 32 38 32 29
Rate 269.3 261.4 273.3 277.8 308.0 245.6 267.4 206.8 194.4
Valvular Heart Disease Patients 47 62 54 56 36 56 54 54 39
Deaths 5 8 9 6 8 14 10 9 3
Rate 117.4 146.7 190.8 116.6 275.0 317.0 213.1 193.5 81.6
Other Patients 10 10 14 7 11 4 7 14 4
Deaths 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 2
Rate 103.7 243.5 74.6 * 208.0 * * 256.7 *
Unknown Patients 9 13 11 12 10 9 3 7 7
Deaths 3 1 4 3 0 2 0 2 0
Rate * 77.8 460.2 323.0 0.0 * * * *


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.