Table 11.16

Prevalence of People Living with a Functioning Transplant at End of Year

Heart Recipients, 1996 to 2004

On Life Support at Tx Year
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total 12,827 13,800 14,738 15,471 16,255 16,883 17,440 17,784 17,329
No 7,774 7,811 7,762 7,792 7,873 7,790 7,705 7,565 7,245
Yes 4,964 5,902 6,891 7,596 8,306 9,024 9,675 10,161 10,034
Unknown 89 87 85 83 76 69 60 58 50
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 60.6% 56.6% 52.7% 50.4% 48.4% 46.1% 44.2% 42.5% 41.8%
Yes 38.7% 42.8% 46.8% 49.1% 51.1% 53.5% 55.5% 57.1% 57.9%
Unknown 0.7% 0.6% 0.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2006.

(-) = None in category.