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

Life Support Status 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
Not on Life Support Patients 759 734 674 778 779 666 652 631 717
Deaths 93 101 80 110 81 76 75 66 68
Rate 135.6 153.4 130.8 160.1 112.9 124.4 126.9 113.6 102.2
On Life Support Patients 1,478 1,522 1,628 1,373 1,388 1,505 1,460 1,395 1,244
Deaths 249 237 262 246 235 237 211 176 169
Rate 194.1 178.0 184.5 209.2 194.9 179.3 162.7 139.2 151.0
Unknown Patients 81 10 8 6 - - - - -
Deaths 7 4 1 0 - - - - -
Rate 92.5 584.8 * * - - - - -


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.