Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1996 to 2005

Previous HR/HL Tx	Year
Previous HR/HL Tx	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	2,436	2,414	2,525	2,478	2,421	2,257	2,055	1,809	1,590	1,334
No	2,364	2,335	2,451	2,416	2,355	2,190	1,992	1,734	1,521	1,265
Yes	72	79	74	62	66	67	63	75	69	69
Total (%)	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
No	97.0%	96.7%	97.1%	97.5%	97.3%	97.0%	96.9%	95.9%	95.7%	94.8%
Yes	3.0%	3.3%	2.9%	2.5%	2.7%	3.0%	3.1%	4.1%	4.3%	5.2%

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.