Table 11.12

Unadjusted Patient 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 4,001 91.8% 0.4% 4,001 87.5% 0.5% 8,199 80.0% 0.5% 12,473 72.8% 0.5%
Age at Tx <1 Year 151 89.4% 2.5% 151 85.4% 2.9% 287 77.8% 2.7% 426 74.8% 2.3%
1-5 Years 119 89.9% 2.8% 119 86.6% 3.1% 253 79.9% 2.8% 369 74.1% 2.8%
6-10 Years 81 88.9% 3.5% 81 87.7% 3.7% 143 86.0% 3.2% 204 74.4% 4.4%
11-17 Years 179 94.4% 1.7% 179 88.8% 2.4% 348 79.6% 2.5% 514 70.3% 2.6%
18-34 Years 367 92.9% 1.3% 367 87.2% 1.7% 700 77.3% 1.8% 1,019 69.6% 1.8%
35-49 Years 796 93.3% 0.9% 796 89.6% 1.1% 1,637 81.9% 1.0% 2,496 75.3% 1.1%
50-64 Years 1,924 91.8% 0.6% 1,924 87.3% 0.8% 4,034 80.4% 0.7% 6,249 73.2% 0.7%
65+ Years 384 88.5% 1.6% 384 85.4% 1.8% 797 75.8% 1.7% 1,196 67.7% 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.

Patient survival follows patients from first transplant of this type until death.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.

Medical urgency status codes have changed over time. See Technical Notes chapter for further information.