Table 11.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 1997 to 2005

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Heart Transplantation

Donor Age Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Patients 2,266 2,310 2,157 2,167 2,171 2,112 2,026 1,960 2,062
Deaths 342 343 356 316 313 286 243 238 264
Rate 171.3 168.3 190.5 164.3 161.9 151.5 131.7 133.5 141.6
<1 Year Patients 59 56 52 60 55 61 62 61 63
Deaths 16 12 12 12 10 9 11 11 13
Rate 362.5 254.7 285.6 240.5 211.5 168.2 205.6 210.2 252.3
1-5 Years Patients 93 89 67 76 75 85 64 70 74
Deaths 9 14 13 8 11 9 10 9 14
Rate 104.2 177.5 226.4 113.3 164.7 117.0 177.6 141.7 221.7
6-10 Years Patients 55 50 53 48 59 39 46 47 36
Deaths 12 5 7 4 7 7 4 8 2
Rate 258.9 110.7 150.9 88.9 129.2 212.1 93.0 197.0 56.7
11-17 Years Patients 342 346 300 299 269 248 269 248 237
Deaths 39 41 43 40 32 25 27 28 29
Rate 125.0 131.1 161.4 150.8 132.3 108.7 108.3 122.9 134.9
18-34 Years Patients 893 947 860 838 908 941 906 873 975
Deaths 115 125 120 104 110 106 99 91 109
Rate 143.6 146.6 157.1 136.7 133.2 123.9 118.9 113.3 121.7
35-49 Years Patients 616 621 625 633 614 540 511 492 517
Deaths 104 105 115 99 108 93 60 66 73
Rate 194.7 195.3 217.5 178.2 202.2 197.4 128.9 148.5 157.9
50-64 Years Patients 203 195 194 208 184 197 163 165 160
Deaths 45 39 43 47 34 37 31 25 24
Rate 265.1 244.2 268.6 272.1 216.6 221.7 221.6 170.2 168.9
65+ Years Patients 4 6 6 5 7 1 5 4 -
Deaths 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 -
Rate * * * * * * * * -
Unknown Patients 1 - - - - - - - -
Deaths 1 - - - - - - - -
Rate * - - - - - - - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of May 1, 2007.

(-) = 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.