Table 11.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1996 to 2004

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Heart Transplantation

Waiting List Status at Transplant Year of Transplant
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Patients 2,318 2,266 2,310 2,157 2,167 2,171 2,112 2,026 1,961
Deaths 349 342 343 356 316 313 286 242 237
Rate 170.8 171.3 168.3 190.5 164.3 161.9 151.5 131.1 132.8
1 Patients 1,573 1,567 1,718 80 - - - - -
Deaths 251 239 270 16 - - - - -
Rate 182.3 173.7 179.4 239.3 - - - - -
1A Patients - - - 724 863 836 843 810 804
Deaths - - - 140 156 162 133 112 102
Rate - - - 230.9 211.4 228.5 180.3 154.1 140.0
1B Patients - - - 783 741 792 733 717 632
Deaths - - - 124 96 89 98 85 81
Rate - - - 180.1 143.0 122.8 148.8 129.7 141.7
2 Patients 741 697 590 560 562 541 534 498 523
Deaths 96 103 71 74 64 62 53 45 53
Rate 144.4 166.5 133.1 148.5 124.7 124.7 107.8 97.4 109.6
Other Patients 4 2 2 10 1 2 2 1 2
Deaths 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1
Rate * * * 225.7 * * * * *


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

(-) = None in category.

(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

Multi-organ transplants are excluded.

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.