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

Primary Diagnosis 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
Coronary Artery Disease Patients 1,079 1,048 1,091 957 972 917 904 851 753
Deaths 174 164 173 162 152 138 120 116 95
Rate 184.6 179.0 181.6 197.0 177.8 170.9 148.1 152.1 139.5
Cardiomyopathy Patients 991 958 974 1,009 971 1,016 950 953 961
Deaths 128 124 121 151 117 126 120 92 91
Rate 143.2 143.5 137.6 169.6 132.5 135.9 139.6 103.7 101.7
Congenital Heart Disease Patients 166 181 172 134 154 174 183 172 189
Deaths 36 40 39 33 30 38 32 29 42
Rate 266.8 273.3 275.9 308.0 230.6 267.4 206.8 193.1 265.5
Valvular Heart Disease Patients 62 54 56 36 56 54 54 40 43
Deaths 8 9 6 8 14 10 9 3 8
Rate 146.7 190.8 116.6 275.0 317.0 213.1 193.5 79.4 216.5
Other Patients 10 14 7 11 4 7 14 4 8
Deaths 2 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 1
Rate 243.5 74.6 * 208.0 * * 256.7 * *
Unknown Patients 10 11 10 10 10 3 7 6 7
Deaths 1 4 2 0 3 0 2 0 0
Rate 101.5 438.2 241.6 0.0 411.5 * * * *


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.