Table 17. Number of Selected First-Listed Surgical Operations for Selected Operations Involving the Heart* Per 10,000 Persons, by Age, U.S., 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977.
| Age | 1970 | 1972 | 1975 | 1977 | Change 1970-1977 | |
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| Operations Per 10,000 Persons | Percent | |||||
| AAll Ages | 6.4 | 9.8 | 15.2 | 21.2 | 14.8 | 231 |
| Under Age 15 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 53 |
| 15-44 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 79 |
| 45-64 | 11.2 | 22.7 | 37.1 | 52.8 | 41.6 | 371 |
| 65 Years and Over | 18.6 | 25.8 | 40.4 | 61.9 | 43.3 | 233 |
*
The operations and their ICDA-8 Codes are:
- Operations On valves of heart (29.2-29.4)
- Cardiac revascularization (29.8)
- Cardiac catheterization (30.2)
- Insertion or replacement of electronic heart device (30.4, 30.5)
Source: Data for 1970, 1972 and 1977 are from unpublished tabulations from NCHS, data for 1975 are from “Surgical Operations in Short-Stay Hospitals, United States, 1975,” Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13, No. 34, April 1978.