Table 11.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1996 to 2005

Heart Recipients

On Life Support at Tx Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total 2,343 2,293 2,348 2,188 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,057 2,016 2,126
No 766 741 680 786 790 678 664 644 740 832
Yes 1,496 1,542 1,660 1,396 1,409 1,524 1,491 1,413 1,276 1,251
Unknown 81 10 8 6 - - - - - 43
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 32.7% 32.3% 29.0% 35.9% 35.9% 30.8% 30.8% 31.3% 36.7% 39.1%
Yes 63.8% 67.2% 70.7% 63.8% 64.1% 69.2% 69.2% 68.7% 63.3% 58.8%
Unknown 3.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% - - - - - 2.0%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor heart was one of the organs transplanted.