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Table 11.7
Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient Years at Risk, 1992 to 2001
Rates for Recipients in First Year after Heart Transplants

Life Support Status Year
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total Patients 3,978 4,139 4,283 4,386 4,372 4,304 4,305 4,201 4,051 4,084
Deaths 381 406 369 386 350 340 337 345 318 162
Rate 201.8 217.1 185.2 190.4 166.9 170.2 166.3 177.8 165.3 113.2
Not on Life Support Patients 2,973 2,816 2,315 1,775 1,525 1,426 1,350 1,410 1,507 1,397
Deaths 242 249 173 122 100 94 88 105 98 40
Rate 167.3 194.4 154.5 150.0 136.3 140.2 134.4 167.8 131.6 81.0
On Life Support Patients 1,003 1,321 1,956 2,570 2,731 2,774 2,891 2,670 2,420 2,551
Deaths 139 157 194 256 240 238 240 233 216 117
Rate 315.4 267.2 222.9 213.7 184.5 185.3 178.4 186.1 193.2 129.1
Unknown Patients 2 2 12 41 116 104 64 121 124 136
Deaths 0 0 2 8 10 8 9 7 4 5
Rate * * 861.9 492.9 159.4 185.4 340.3 112.4 66.4 159.0

Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of August 1, 2002.
Includes patients with a functioning transplant (placed during the previous 1-year period) at any time
during the calendar year. Time at risk covers the period from transplant date until the date of death or 1-year
anniversary of the transplant, and is limited to time during each calendar year. See Technical Notes chapter for further
details.
(-) = None in category.
(*) = For cohorts with fewer than 10 patients, rates are imprecise and are not reported.

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