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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

Recipient Age at Tx 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 Year Patients 60 73 64 71 82 72 81 88 87
Deaths 13 13 11 8 15 14 16 20 17
Rate 263.1 207.4 201.4 125.0 210.9 227.7 236.6 275.9 229.6
1-5 Years Patients 66 58 82 79 48 73 68 72 75
Deaths 15 5 11 11 6 8 14 7 6
Rate 281.7 92.0 147.7 156.7 140.7 119.2 245.0 104.8 85.2
6-11 Years Patients 50 59 42 56 70 54 48 50 59
Deaths 4 4 4 10 7 8 1 3 2
Rate 85.9 71.5 102.2 207.5 108.3 169.3 21.3 61.5 35.0
12-17 Years Patients 75 82 84 80 86 90 113 100 103
Deaths 14 6 13 11 6 5 18 4 6
Rate 219.8 77.7 174.1 150.8 73.0 57.9 180.1 41.0 60.0
18-34 Years Patients 181 166 190 197 191 206 235 229 224
Deaths 34 27 22 26 25 31 34 31 38
Rate 219.0 185.9 126.6 146.7 143.7 166.3 161.5 146.4 188.5
35-49 Years Patients 431 411 452 394 424 389 394 430 429
Deaths 52 59 59 39 46 46 35 49 45
Rate 132.9 159.5 143.4 107.6 117.7 130.1 95.0 125.1 114.6
50-64 Years Patients 1,088 1,106 1,050 1,015 955 897 917 938 926
Deaths 191 165 148 142 117 95 116 120 96
Rate 205.6 169.6 159.1 156.7 134.9 115.2 139.7 141.0 112.3
65+ Years Patients 206 212 207 220 170 179 206 238 240
Deaths 33 37 45 39 21 31 32 31 32
Rate 182.9 199.9 257.4 208.3 137.8 198.4 176.2 144.8 148.0


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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