Table 3.
Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and related procedures in Austria 2012–2017
| Year | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intracoronary diagnostic device without PCI (cases) e.g. FFR, IVUS, OCT | – | – | – | 1808 | 2532 | 2148 |
| PCI (cases) therapeutic interventions | 20,543 | 21,698 | 23,044 | 22,538 | 22,837 | 23,808 |
| PCI for acute situation OR ongoing infarction | 7026 | 7148 | 7791 | 8084 | 8612 | 9553 ↑ |
| PCI for ongoing STEMI | 3476 | 3546 | 3959 | 3943 | 4070 | 4581 ↑ |
| Bifurcation PCI with large side branch | 989 | 1081 | 1175 | 1454 | 1922 | 1920 |
| Multivessel PCI (in one session) | 3231 | 3094 | 4309 | 4300 | 4519 | 4478 |
| PCI during diagnostic study (ad hoc) | 17,559 | 16,085 | 18,596 | 16,652 | 16,313 | 16,195 ↓ |
| Radial/brachial approach (non-femoral) during PCI | 4727 | 6664 | 9104 | 9713 | 12,551 | 13,468 ↑ |
| Switch (crossover) to femoral during or before PCI | – | – | 474 | 479 | 794 | 1017 ↑ |
| Local radial artery complication | – | – | – | – | – | 77 |
| Infarction as complication (by any definition) | 82 | 78 | 80 | 114 | 174 | 122 |
| Iatrogenic left main artery dissection | 18 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 27 |
| Emergency surgery after PCI and/or CA | 19 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 35 ↑ |
| In-hospital death after PCI | 170 | 185 | 243 | 205 | 239 | 180 |
| In-hospital death despite emergency surgery post PCI | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Number of STENT cases: | 18,577 | 19,995 | 21,008 | 20,646 | 21,257 | 22,417 ↑ |
| Drug eluting stents (cases) (DES) | 15,778 | 17,010 | 19,451 | 19,735 | 20,509 | 21,565 ↑ |
| Drug eluting balloon (DEB) (cases) | 723 | 847 | 782 | 937 | 1169 | 1090 |
| Biodegradable vascular scaffolds (BVS) (aka Biostent) | 113 | 1019 | 1693 | 1058 | 593 | 112 ↓ |
| Left main stents | 402 | 452 | 473 | 522 | 636 | 636 |
| Multiple stents (cases) | 5360 | 5668 | 8021 | 6680 | 7496 | 6933 |
| PCI for in stent restenosis | 687 | 801 | 617 | 814 | 794 | 782 |
| PCI due to chronic hyperplasia | 329 | 505 | 470 | 559 | 639 | 613 |
| PCI due to very late chronic stent thrombosis | 82 | 102 | 94 | 103 | 71 | 65 |
Original questionnaire of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) [19]
cases; n pooled analysis
Striking differences in italics. Striking changes from 2016 to 2017 are indicated with directional arrows ↑ (increase) ↓ (decrease)
“–” data not available
FFR Fractional Flow Reserve, IVUS Intravascular Ultrasound, OCT Optical Coherence Tomography, STEMI ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, CA Cardioangiography