Rate of survival in US organ transplant patients by follow up period 2012
This statistic displays the survival rate of organ transplant patients after several follow-up periods, as of 2012. The survival rate for a heart transplant patient after 3 years is 83.3 percent. Organ donation can be given through both a deceased and living donor if blood and oxygen are flowing through the organs until the time of recovery to ensure viability. There are some 124,000 people in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant.
