Table 11.4

Transplant Recipient Characteristics, 1997 to 2006

Heart Recipients

On Life Support at Tx Year of Transplant
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 2,293 2,348 2,188 2,199 2,202 2,155 2,057 2,015 2,125 2,192
No 741 680 786 790 677 664 644 737 842 892
Yes 1,542 1,660 1,396 1,409 1,525 1,491 1,413 1,278 1,283 1,286
Unknown 10 8 6 - - - - - - 14
Total (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
No 32.3% 29.0% 35.9% 35.9% 30.7% 30.8% 31.3% 36.6% 39.6% 40.7%
Yes 67.2% 70.7% 63.8% 64.1% 69.3% 69.2% 68.7% 63.4% 60.4% 58.7%
Unknown 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% - - - - - - 0.6%


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

(-) = None in category.

These data include multi-organ transplants, other than heart-lung, in which a deceased donor heart was one of the organs transplanted.