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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

Type of Procedure		Year of Transplant
Type of Procedure		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
Heterotopic	Patients	21	6	2	4	2	1	3	-	3
	Deaths	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	-	1
	Rate	104.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	*
Othotopic	Patients	2,124	2,159	2,169	2,108	2,024	1,959	2,059	2,145	2,140
	Deaths	352	314	313	286	241	238	265	265	241
	Rate	191.4	163.8	162.1	151.8	130.7	133.6	142.4	135.6	122.7
Unknown	Patients	12	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Deaths	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Rate	193.0	*	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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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