Table 11.16

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

Heart Recipients, 1996 to 2004

Hospitalized 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
Not Hospitalized 5,299 5,535 5,676 5,978 6,412 6,739 7,046 7,340 7,349
Hospitalized 1,004 1,109 1,314 1,639 1,917 2,207 2,445 2,598 2,624
In Intensive Care 6,436 7,070 7,663 7,771 7,850 7,868 7,889 7,788 7,306
Unknown 88 86 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%
Not Hospitalized 41.3% 40.1% 38.5% 38.6% 39.4% 39.9% 40.4% 41.3% 42.4%
Hospitalized 7.8% 8.0% 8.9% 10.6% 11.8% 13.1% 14.0% 14.6% 15.1%
In Intensive Care 50.2% 51.2% 52.0% 50.2% 48.3% 46.6% 45.2% 43.8% 42.2%
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.