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

Recipient Age at Tx 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 Year Patients 94 81 60 73 64 71 82 72 81
Deaths 22 17 13 13 11 8 15 14 15
Rate 293.8 248.0 263.1 207.4 201.4 125.0 210.9 227.7 219.2
1-5 Years Patients 64 55 66 58 82 79 48 73 68
Deaths 6 7 15 5 11 11 6 8 14
Rate 102.1 139.7 281.7 92.0 147.7 156.7 140.7 119.2 245.0
6-10 Years Patients 37 41 37 47 27 40 51 44 43
Deaths 4 5 3 3 2 7 4 7 1
Rate 118.8 137.6 86.8 67.3 78.8 210.5 83.3 183.5 23.8
11-17 Years Patients 80 88 88 94 99 96 105 100 118
Deaths 11 7 15 7 15 14 9 6 18
Rate 151.3 85.1 198.2 79.0 169.6 159.3 91.1 62.9 171.5
18-34 Years Patients 178 170 181 166 191 197 191 206 235
Deaths 30 29 34 27 22 26 25 31 34
Rate 191.7 195.5 219.0 185.9 125.9 146.7 143.7 166.3 161.5
35-49 Years Patients 455 464 431 411 451 394 425 389 393
Deaths 57 68 52 59 59 39 46 46 36
Rate 140.0 165.2 132.9 159.5 143.7 107.6 117.4 130.1 98.0
50-64 Years Patients 1,167 1,207 1,088 1,106 1,050 1,015 954 897 918
Deaths 174 169 191 165 148 142 117 95 114
Rate 168.5 157.7 205.6 169.6 159.1 156.7 135.1 115.2 137.0
65+ Years Patients 191 204 206 212 207 220 170 179 206
Deaths 38 41 33 37 45 39 21 31 32
Rate 237.0 241.8 182.9 199.9 257.4 208.3 137.8 198.4 176.0


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.