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

Previous Tx Any Organ 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
No Patients 2,202 2,227 2,081 2,097 2,102 2,045 1,960 1,890 1,973
Deaths 331 324 333 300 306 266 235 226 247
Rate 170.6 164.3 183.9 160.9 163.6 145.0 131.7 131.2 138.0
Yes Patients 64 83 76 70 69 67 66 70 89
Deaths 11 19 23 16 7 20 8 12 17
Rate 195.3 287.2 397.5 274.4 111.9 375.2 133.4 198.0 225.6


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.