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

Primary Diagnosis 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
Coronary Artery Disease Patients 1,048 1,091 957 972 917 904 851 753 800
Deaths 164 173 162 152 138 120 116 95 103
Rate 179.0 181.6 197.0 177.8 170.9 148.1 152.1 139.5 142.6
Cardiomyopathy Patients 958 974 1,009 971 1,016 950 953 960 1,001
Deaths 124 121 151 117 126 120 93 92 104
Rate 143.5 137.6 169.6 132.5 135.9 139.6 104.9 103.0 111.9
Congenital Heart Disease Patients 181 172 134 154 174 183 172 189 194
Deaths 40 39 33 30 38 32 29 42 49
Rate 273.3 275.9 308.0 230.6 267.4 206.8 193.3 265.5 322.6
Valvular Heart Disease Patients 54 56 36 56 54 54 40 43 41
Deaths 9 6 8 14 10 9 3 8 4
Rate 190.8 116.6 275.0 317.0 213.1 193.5 79.4 216.5 104.8
Other Patients 14 7 11 4 7 14 4 8 18
Deaths 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 1 3
Rate 74.6 * 208.0 * * 256.7 * * 190.5
Unknown Patients 11 10 10 10 3 7 6 7 8
Deaths 4 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 1
Rate 438.2 241.6 0.0 411.5 * * * * *


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.