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

Recipient Age at Tx 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 74 94 81 60 73 64 71 82 72
Deaths 12 22 17 13 13 11 8 15 14
Rate 188.7 293.8 248.0 263.1 207.4 201.4 125.0 210.9 227.7
1-5 Years Patients 57 64 55 66 58 82 79 48 73
Deaths 17 6 7 15 5 11 11 6 8
Rate 399.9 102.1 139.7 281.7 92.0 147.7 156.7 140.1 119.2
6-10 Years Patients 36 37 41 37 47 27 40 51 44
Deaths 2 4 5 3 3 2 7 4 7
Rate 57.9 118.8 137.6 86.8 67.3 78.8 210.5 83.3 183.5
11-17 Years Patients 95 80 88 88 94 99 96 105 100
Deaths 12 11 7 15 7 15 14 9 6
Rate 138.7 151.3 85.1 198.2 79.0 169.6 159.3 91.1 62.9
18-34 Years Patients 185 178 170 182 166 191 197 191 206
Deaths 22 30 29 34 27 22 26 24 31
Rate 130.7 191.7 195.5 217.6 185.9 125.9 146.7 137.4 166.2
35-49 Years Patients 499 455 464 430 411 451 394 426 390
Deaths 74 57 68 52 59 59 39 46 45
Rate 167.9 140.0 165.2 133.2 159.5 143.7 107.6 117.1 126.6
50-64 Years Patients 1,211 1,167 1,207 1,088 1,106 1,050 1,015 953 897
Deaths 180 174 169 191 165 148 142 117 95
Rate 168.2 168.5 157.7 205.6 169.6 159.1 156.7 135.2 115.2
65+ Years Patients 161 191 204 206 212 207 220 170 179
Deaths 30 38 41 33 37 45 39 21 31
Rate 218.6 237.0 241.8 182.9 200.1 257.4 208.3 137.8 198.4


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.