Table 11.1a

Waiting List Patient Characteristics at End of Year

Heart Waiting List

Active Waitlist Patients, 1997 to 2006

Time Waiting Year
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 2,414 2,525 2,478 2,421 2,257 2,055 1,808 1,588 1,332 1,327
0-30 Days 243 243 221 187 169 179 165 169 142 161
31-60 Days 186 199 177 150 167 157 124 124 111 126
61 Days-< 3 Mos 192 192 170 140 144 134 106 103 82 95
3-<6 Mos 406 425 359 384 296 262 270 221 199 205
6-<12 Mos 523 575 562 508 418 408 350 301 268 232
1-<2 Years 475 478 561 524 498 386 335 261 218 206
2 Years+ 381 401 421 516 564 528 451 403 306 291
Unknown 8 12 7 12 1 1 7 6 6 11
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
0-30 Days 10.1% 9.6% 8.9% 7.7% 7.5% 8.7% 9.1% 10.6% 10.7% 12.1%
31-60 Days 7.7% 7.9% 7.1% 6.2% 7.4% 7.6% 6.9% 7.8% 8.3% 9.5%
61 Days-< 3 Mos 8.0% 7.6% 6.9% 5.8% 6.4% 6.5% 5.9% 6.5% 6.2% 7.2%
3-<6 Mos 16.8% 16.8% 14.5% 15.9% 13.1% 12.7% 14.9% 13.9% 14.9% 15.4%
6-<12 Mos 21.7% 22.8% 22.7% 21.0% 18.5% 19.9% 19.4% 19.0% 20.1% 17.5%
1-<2 Years 19.7% 18.9% 22.6% 21.6% 22.1% 18.8% 18.5% 16.4% 16.4% 15.5%
2 Years+ 15.8% 15.9% 17.0% 21.3% 25.0% 25.7% 24.9% 25.4% 23.0% 21.9%
Unknown 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.8%


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

(%) = Percentages are based on totals including missing and unknown.

(-) = None in category.

Includes patients listed as active status at end of year.