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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2002; 39:1096-1103
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A contemporary overview of percutaneous coronary interventions

The American College of Cardiology–National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC–NCDR)

H. Vernon Anderson, MD, FACC*,*, Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC*, Ralph G. Brindis, MD, FACC*, Kathleen Hewitt, MS, RN*, Ronald J. Krone, MD, FACC*, Peter C. Block, MD, FACC*, Charles R. McKay, MD, FACC*, William S. Weintraub, MD, FACC* ACC–NCDR*

* Texas Heart Institute and the University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA



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Figure 1 Variation in proportion of procedures without class I indications for percutaneous coronary intervention for 139 institutions participating in American College of Cardiology–National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Data are arranged from lowest to highest proportion. The dashed line represents overall average of 5%.

 


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Figure 2 Variation in proportion of procedures in which coronary stents were placed for 139 institutions participating in American College of Cardiology–National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Data are arranged from lowest to highest proportion. The dashed line represents overall average of 77% of procedures.

 


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Figure 3 Variations in mortality for 139 institutions participating in American College of Cardiology–National Cardiovascular Data Registry, arranged from lowest to highest for each group: (A) females; (B) patients with multivessel disease; (C) diabetics. The dashed lines on each graph represent overall average for the group (see text for details).

 





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