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Table 11.7

Patients and Annual Death Rates Per 1,000 Patient-Years at Risk, 2000 to 2008

Rates for Recipients during First Year after Heart Transplantation

Waiting List Status at Transplant Year of Transplant
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total Patients 2,167 2,171 2,112 2,026 1,960 2,062 2,145 2,142 2,085
Deaths 316 313 286 243 238 267 265 242 241
Rate 164.3 161.9 151.5 131.7 133.5 143.4 135.7 123.1 125.6
1A Patients 863 836 843 810 804 826 897 1,080 1,136
Deaths 156 162 133 113 103 137 122 132 135
Rate 211.4 228.5 180.3 155.6 141.5 190.5 151.7 134.5 130.1
1B Patients 740 792 733 717 631 711 814 764 762
Deaths 96 89 98 85 81 68 101 79 79
Rate 143.2 122.8 148.8 129.7 142.0 103.1 135.7 111.1 111.1
2 Patients 562 541 534 498 523 525 433 298 187
Deaths 64 62 53 45 53 62 41 31 27
Rate 124.7 124.7 107.8 97.4 109.6 128.3 101.2 113.2 159.0
Other Patients 2 2 2 1 2 - 1 - -
Deaths 0 0 2 0 1 - 1 - -
Rate * * * * * - * - -


Source: OPTN/SRTR Data as of October 1, 2010.

(-) = 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.