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

Cold Ischemic Time 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
0-90 Minutes Patients 99 135 110 92 102 75 85 66 74
Deaths 10 19 15 13 14 10 12 5 6
Rate 110.3 156.8 153.3 157.7 150.9 148.9 156.5 80.0 85.1
91-180 Minutes Patients 943 913 819 763 791 752 702 676 709
Deaths 129 108 113 88 81 86 78 70 69
Rate 153.0 130.1 154.7 126.2 110.3 125.1 121.9 112.0 104.3
181-270 Minutes Patients 843 856 754 818 889 859 880 901 891
Deaths 133 133 118 121 138 100 92 118 110
Rate 179.8 176.9 179.1 166.5 176.7 127.8 113.1 145.1 136.1
271-360 Minutes Patients 168 137 133 153 163 169 158 152 182
Deaths 33 28 32 38 39 37 27 18 30
Rate 236.5 248.6 295.5 313.3 298.1 265.5 192.7 131.6 190.5
361-480 Minutes Patients 24 22 15 29 22 20 15 14 31
Deaths 5 4 5 6 2 3 5 3 9
Rate 260.0 213.2 493.8 249.3 99.7 174.3 476.8 249.5 389.2
481+ Minutes Patients 5 3 4 4 4 1 4 3 3
Deaths 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
Rate * * * * * * * * *
Unknown Patients 184 244 322 308 200 236 182 148 172
Deaths 31 50 71 50 39 50 28 23 40
Rate 194.0 248.0 272.2 186.9 229.4 258.0 173.9 175.4 284.2


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.