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

Waiting List Status at Transplant 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
1 Patients 1,567 1,718 80 - - - - - -
Deaths 239 270 16 - - - - - -
Rate 173.7 179.4 239.3 - - - - - -
1A Patients - - 724 863 836 843 810 804 826
Deaths - - 140 156 162 133 113 103 134
Rate - - 230.9 211.4 228.5 180.3 155.6 141.5 185.7
1B Patients - - 783 741 792 733 717 631 711
Deaths - - 124 96 89 98 85 81 69
Rate - - 180.1 143.0 122.8 148.8 129.7 142.0 104.6
2 Patients 697 590 560 562 541 534 498 523 525
Deaths 103 71 74 64 62 53 45 53 61
Rate 166.5 133.1 148.5 124.7 124.7 107.8 97.4 109.6 126.2
Other Patients 2 2 10 1 2 2 1 2 -
Deaths 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 -
Rate * * 225.7 * * * * * -


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.