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Table 11.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1999 to 2007

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Heart Transplantation

Residency Year of Transplant
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Patients 2,157 2,167 2,171 2,112 2,026 1,960 2,062 2,145 2,143
Deaths 356 316 313 286 243 238 266 265 242
Rate 190.5 164.3 161.9 151.5 131.7 133.5 142.8 135.6 123.0
U.S. Resident Patients 2,132 2,147 2,149 2,091 2,007 1,942 2,047 2,122 2,125
Deaths 352 316 311 285 240 233 266 264 242
Rate 190.5 166.0 162.6 152.6 131.3 131.7 144.0 136.7 124.2
Nonresident Alien Patients 21 18 21 21 19 18 15 22 18
Deaths 3 0 1 1 3 5 0 1 0
Rate 165.3 0.0 49.5 50.0 175.6 356.3 0.0 47.6 0.0
Unknown Patients 4 2 1 - - - - 1 -
Deaths 1 0 1 - - - - 0 -
Rate * * * - - - - * -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 4, 2009.

(-) = 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.



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