Table 11.8

Adjusted Graft Survival, Heart Transplants

Survival at 3 Months, 1 Year, 3 Years, and 5 Years

  3 Months 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years
(Tx 2002 - 2003) (Tx 2002 - 2003) (Tx 2000 - 2003) (Tx 1998 - 2003)
N % Std. Err. N % Std. Err. N % Std. Err. N % Std. Err.
Total All 4,130 91.3% 0.4% 4,130 86.9% 0.5% 8,460 79.2% 0.5% 12,889 71.9% 0.5%
Age at Tx <1 Year 153 88.2% 2.6% 153 84.3% 3.0% 290 77.9% 2.8% 430 74.5% 2.4%
1-5 Years 127 89.5% 2.8% 127 85.5% 3.2% 267 80.3% 2.8% 387 75.0% 2.7%
6-10 Years 91 88.8% 3.4% 91 87.7% 3.5% 165 83.8% 3.4% 241 73.7% 3.9%
11-17 Years 201 93.9% 1.7% 201 87.7% 2.4% 393 78.2% 2.5% 569 68.7% 2.6%
18-34 Years 387 91.5% 1.4% 387 86.1% 1.8% 743 75.6% 1.9% 1,089 67.0% 1.9%
35-49 Years 820 93.0% 0.9% 820 89.2% 1.1% 1,681 81.8% 1.0% 2,572 74.8% 1.1%
50-64 Years 1,961 91.4% 0.7% 1,961 86.4% 0.8% 4,112 79.8% 0.7% 6,387 72.4% 0.7%
65+ Years 390 88.2% 1.7% 390 85.1% 1.9% 809 75.2% 1.7% 1,214 67.2% 1.7%


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

(+) = Values not determined due to insufficient follow-up.

(-) = Values not determined since there were no transplants in the category.

Cohorts are transplants performed during the years listed at the top of the table.

Graft survival follows individual transplants until graft failure.Counts for patient and graft survival are different because a patient may have more than one transplant for a type of organ.

Center volume = Center's yearly transplants performed during the base period, based on heart and heart-lung transplants.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

Survival rates are adjusted to the characteristics of the 3 month and 1 year cohort. See Technical Notes for details.