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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

Waiting List Status at Transplant 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
1 Patients 80 - - - - - - - -
Deaths 16 - - - - - - - -
Rate 239.3 - - - - - - - -
1A Patients 724 863 836 843 810 804 826 897 1,080
Deaths 140 156 162 133 113 103 137 122 132
Rate 230.9 211.4 228.5 180.3 155.6 141.5 190.5 151.6 134.5
1B Patients 783 740 792 733 717 631 711 814 764
Deaths 124 96 89 98 85 81 68 101 79
Rate 180.1 143.2 122.8 148.8 129.7 142.0 103.1 135.7 111.1
2 Patients 560 562 541 534 498 523 525 433 299
Deaths 74 64 62 53 45 53 61 41 31
Rate 148.5 124.7 124.7 107.8 97.4 109.6 126.2 101.2 112.7
Other Patients 10 2 2 2 1 2 - 1 -
Deaths 2 0 0 2 0 1 - 1 -
Rate 225.7 * * * * * - * -


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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