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. 2002 Nov;88(Suppl 3):iii1–iii56. doi: 10.1136/heart.88.suppl_3.iii1

Fifth report on the provision of services for patients with heart disease

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Figure 7.1 Relative number of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operations (isolated) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed in the UK from 1977 to 2000. Sources: Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons of Great Britain and the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society.

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Figure 7.2 Percutaneous coronary interventions in the UK, 1991 to 2000.

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Figure 9.1 Trends in cardiac surgery in the UK. CABG, coronary artery bypass graft.

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