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

Type of Procedure 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
Heterotopic Patients 7 14 17 21 6 2 4 2 2
Deaths 2 3 4 2 1 0 0 2 0
Rate * 260.1 295.1 104.7 * * * * *
Othotopic Patients 2,247 2,242 2,283 2,124 2,159 2,169 2,108 2,024 1,959
Deaths 342 335 338 352 314 313 286 240 237
Rate 172.9 169.3 167.7 191.4 163.8 162.1 151.8 130.1 132.9
Unknown Patients 64 10 10 12 2 - - - -
Deaths 5 4 1 2 1 - - - -
Rate 82.6 584.8 110.3 193.0 * - - - -


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.