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

Hospitalized 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
Not Hospitalized Patients 717 637 848 950 935 927 964 974 1,103
Deaths 102 70 119 101 104 115 106 106 115
Rate 159.4 120.1 158.4 115.8 121.2 137.9 119.8 118.6 112.4
Hospitalized Patients 212 343 476 449 484 437 365 373 338
Deaths 32 51 75 64 62 62 38 49 38
Rate 172.4 169.1 181.4 158.9 142.2 157.7 112.7 145.8 123.0
In Intensive Care Patients 1,327 1,322 828 768 752 748 697 613 621
Deaths 204 221 162 151 147 109 99 83 111
Rate 175.3 192.7 231.7 232.9 230.2 165.0 159.0 150.1 208.3
Unknown Patients 10 8 5 - - - - - -
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.