Rate of coronary artery bypass graft surgeries decreases substantially
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Between 2001 and 2008, the annual rate of coronary artery bypass graft surgeries performed in the United States decreased by more than 30 percent, but rates of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries) did not change significantly, according to a new study.