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

Cold Ischemic Time 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
0-90 Minutes Patients 143 99 135 110 92 102 75 85 66
Deaths 20 10 19 15 13 14 10 12 5
Rate 155.5 110.3 156.8 153.3 158.0 150.9 148.9 156.5 80.0
91-180 Minutes Patients 1,002 943 913 819 763 791 752 702 676
Deaths 129 129 108 113 88 81 86 78 70
Rate 142.3 153.0 130.1 154.7 126.2 110.3 125.1 121.9 112.0
181-270 Minutes Patients 807 843 856 754 818 889 859 880 901
Deaths 128 133 133 118 121 138 100 91 118
Rate 181.6 179.8 176.9 179.1 166.5 176.7 127.8 111.8 145.1
271-360 Minutes Patients 137 168 137 133 153 163 169 158 153
Deaths 34 33 28 32 38 39 37 27 18
Rate 319.1 236.5 248.6 295.5 313.3 298.1 265.5 192.5 130.6
361-480 Minutes Patients 17 24 22 15 29 22 20 15 14
Deaths 7 5 4 5 6 2 3 5 3
Rate 638.2 260.0 213.2 493.8 249.3 99.7 174.3 476.8 249.5
481+ Minutes Patients 2 5 3 4 4 4 1 4 3
Deaths 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
Rate * * * * * * * * *
Unknown Patients 210 184 244 322 308 200 236 182 148
Deaths 30 31 50 71 50 39 50 28 22
Rate 161.8 194.0 248.0 272.2 186.9 229.4 258.0 173.9 166.9


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.