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

Life Support Status 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
Not on Life Support Patients 734 674 778 779 665 652 631 714 813
Deaths 101 80 110 81 75 74 66 69 91
Rate 153.4 130.8 160.1 112.9 122.7 125.1 113.6 104.3 121.2
On Life Support Patients 1,522 1,628 1,373 1,388 1,506 1,460 1,395 1,246 1,249
Deaths 237 262 246 235 238 212 177 169 173
Rate 178.0 184.5 209.2 194.9 180.0 163.5 140.1 150.7 155.3
Unknown Patients 10 8 6 - - - - - -
Deaths 4 1 0 - - - - - -
Rate 584.8 * * - - - - - -


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.