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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

Hospitalized at Tx		Year
Hospitalized at Tx		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 Hospitalized	Patients	1,792	1,733	1,699	1,593	1,429	1,369	1,266	1,410	1,683	1,756
	Deaths	146	155	133	114	90	94	77	110	108	45
	Rate	171.0	195.0	165.7	152.8	130.7	145.6	125.2	176.2	130.5	73.3
Hospitalized	Patients	287	270	275	321	356	383	512	741	826	849
	Deaths	31	20	20	28	31	33	47	64	64	29
	Rate	203.1	169.1	164.0	183.8	183.0	192.9	207.4	185.2	157.7	98.0
In Intensive Care	Patients	1,897	2,135	2,298	2,431	2,470	2,447	2,463	1,931	1,419	1,343
	Deaths	204	231	214	236	219	205	204	165	142	83
	Rate	231.7	241.6	200.8	212.2	186.2	180.1	176.1	181.5	225.2	169.2
Unknown	Patients	2	1	11	41	117	105	64	119	123	136
	Deaths	0	0	2	8	10	8	9	6	4	5
	Rate	*	*	869.4	466.6	159.3	185.2	340.3	97.5	66.8	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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