Coronary Revascularization Trends in the United States, 2001-2008
Veterans Health Administration · California University of Pennsylvania · +1 more institution
Abstract
To examine national time trends in the rates and types of coronary revascularizations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: A serial cross-sectional study with time trends of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) between 2001 and 2008 at US hospitals in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's Nationwide Inpatient Sample, which reports inpatient coronary revascularizations. These data were supplemented by Medicare outpatient hospital claims. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Annual procedure rates of coronary revascularizations, CABG surgery, and PCI.
A 15% decrease (P
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 101.06
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 37
Authors
5- AJAndrew J. EpsteinCorresponding
Veterans Health Administration
- DPDaniel Polsky
California University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
- FYFeifei Yang
California University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
- LYLin Yang
California University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
- PWPeter W. Groeneveld
California University of Pennsylvania
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Conventional PCI
- Percutaneous coronary intervention
- Revascularization
- Context (archaeology)
- Confidence interval
- Internal medicine
- Cardiology