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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

Donor Age 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
<1 Year Patients 60 55 61 62 61 63 79 77 84
Deaths 12 10 9 11 11 13 17 16 16
Rate 240.5 211.5 168.2 205.6 210.2 252.3 263.9 247.6 224.4
1-5 Years Patients 76 75 85 64 70 74 70 75 107
Deaths 8 11 9 10 9 15 10 7 12
Rate 113.3 164.7 117.0 177.6 141.7 240.7 156.5 100.2 120.8
6-11 Years Patients 61 68 51 57 60 52 50 53 51
Deaths 7 8 7 5 10 6 2 2 0
Rate 125.0 128.6 155.6 94.2 191.4 126.0 41.3 39.2 0.0
12-17 Years Patients 286 260 236 258 235 221 235 234 203
Deaths 37 31 25 26 26 25 20 18 22
Rate 145.6 132.6 114.7 108.7 120.3 123.5 89.2 80.8 117.6
18-34 Years Patients 838 908 941 906 873 975 1,011 1,031 985
Deaths 104 110 106 99 91 109 102 103 103
Rate 136.7 133.2 123.9 118.9 113.3 121.7 108.9 107.6 112.6
35-49 Years Patients 633 614 540 511 492 517 536 525 506
Deaths 99 108 93 60 66 75 81 75 60
Rate 178.2 202.2 197.4 128.9 148.5 162.7 170.3 160.1 129.2
50-64 Years Patients 208 184 197 163 165 160 163 145 149
Deaths 47 34 37 31 25 24 33 21 28
Rate 272.1 216.6 221.7 221.6 170.2 169.2 237.4 161.3 215.5
65+ Years Patients 5 7 1 5 4 - 1 2 -
Deaths 2 1 0 1 0 - 0 0 -
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.