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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

Previous Tx Same Organ 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
No Patients 2,100 2,105 2,046 1,961 1,892 1,974 2,069 2,060 2,012
Deaths 301 306 266 236 226 249 253 229 224
Rate 161.2 163.3 144.9 132.2 131.1 139.2 134.1 120.9 120.6
Yes Patients 67 66 66 65 68 88 76 82 73
Deaths 15 7 20 7 12 18 12 13 17
Rate 267.2 117.5 382.4 118.1 204.7 244.2 180.8 179.7 282.9


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.