Open AccessAnalysis of coronary angioplasty practice in the United States with an insurance-claims data base.
Author(s) -
Eric J. Topol,
Stephen G. Ellis,
Delos M. Cosgrove,
Eric R. Bates,
David W.M. Muller,
Nicholas J. Schork,
M. Anthony Schork,
Floyd D. Loop
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.87.5.1489
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , myocardial infarction , cohort , cardiology , bypass surgery , primary angioplasty , artery , percutaneous coronary intervention
Coronary angioplasty is frequently performed in the United States, with more than 300,000 procedures in 1990. Despite the high rate of use of the procedure, there have been few studies addressing practice patterns.
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