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January 23, 2006 Categories: Uncategorized Posted by admin
According to the American Heart Association’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2005 Update:
- 1,204,000 angioplasties were done in the United States in 2002. Of these 657,000 were percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties (PTCAs).
- 802,000 men and 402,000 women had angioplasties.
- 515,000 cardiac revascularizations (also known as coronary artery bypass graft or CABG operations) were done in the United States in 2001.
- CABG was performed on 373,000 men and 142,000 women.
Source: American Heart Associacion
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