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

Donor Age 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 Year Patients 52 59 56 52 60 55 61 62 61
Deaths 10 16 12 12 12 10 9 11 11
Rate 233.3 362.5 254.7 285.6 240.5 211.5 168.2 205.0 210.2
1-5 Years Patients 72 93 89 67 76 75 85 64 70
Deaths 17 9 14 13 8 11 9 10 9
Rate 294.2 104.2 177.5 226.4 113.3 164.7 117.0 177.6 141.7
6-10 Years Patients 62 55 50 53 48 59 39 46 47
Deaths 5 12 5 7 4 7 7 4 8
Rate 85.9 258.9 110.7 150.9 88.9 129.2 212.1 93.0 197.0
11-17 Years Patients 395 342 346 300 299 269 248 269 249
Deaths 44 39 41 43 40 32 25 27 28
Rate 121.7 125.0 131.1 161.4 150.8 132.3 108.7 108.3 122.4
18-34 Years Patients 933 893 947 860 838 908 941 906 873
Deaths 126 115 125 120 104 110 106 99 91
Rate 150.5 143.6 146.6 157.1 136.7 133.2 123.9 118.9 113.3
35-49 Years Patients 626 616 621 625 633 614 540 511 492
Deaths 109 104 105 115 99 108 93 59 65
Rate 201.8 194.7 195.3 217.5 178.2 202.2 197.4 126.6 146.0
50-64 Years Patients 168 203 195 194 208 184 197 163 165
Deaths 35 45 39 43 47 34 37 31 25
Rate 252.1 265.0 244.2 268.6 272.3 216.6 221.7 221.6 170.2
65+ Years Patients 8 4 6 6 5 7 1 5 4
Deaths 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
Rate * * * * * * * * *
Unknown Patients 2 1 - - - - - - -
Deaths 1 1 - - - - - - -
Rate * * - - - - - - -


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.