Table III.
Estimated* Numbers (In Thousands) of Inpatient Cardiovascular Procedures Performed in Hospitals in the United States in 2000 2
| Procedures | Number of Procedures Performed in 2000** | Number of Procedure Performed in Patients Younger Than 65 Years |
|---|---|---|
| Total angioplasty | 1025 | 499 (49%) |
| PTCA | 561 | 266 (47%) |
| Stenting | 456 | 223 (49%) |
| Cardiac revascularization (bypass) | 519 | 233 (45%) |
| Diagnostic cardiac catheterizations† | 1318 | 672 (51%) |
| PTCA=percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. *Breakdowns are not available for some procedures, so entries for some categories do not add up to totals. These data include codes where the estimated number of procedures is fewer than 5000. Categories of such small numbers are considered unreliable by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), and in some cases may have been omitted. **Estimated inpatient cardiovascular procedures performed; †this number is much lower than that reported by the Health Care Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), which is >3.8 million and includes procedures performed in the outpatient setting. 33 | ||