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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

Type of Procedure		Year of Transplant
Type of Procedure		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
Heterotopic	Patients	6	2	4	2	1	3	-	3	2
	Deaths	1	0	0	2	0	1	-	1	0
	Rate	*	*	*	*	*	*	-	*	*
Othotopic	Patients	2,159	2,169	2,108	2,024	1,959	2,059	2,145	2,139	2,083
	Deaths	314	313	286	241	238	266	265	241	241
	Rate	163.8	162.1	151.8	130.7	133.6	143.0	135.7	122.7	125.8
Unknown	Patients	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Deaths	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.