| Myocardial Revascularization in New York State: Variations in the PCI-to-CABG Ratio and Their Implications. | |
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PMID: 23130131 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: During the past 2 decades, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has increased dramatically compared with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for patients with coronary artery disease. However, although the evidence available to all practitioners is similar, the relative distribution of PCI and CABG appears to differ among hospitals and regions. METHODS AND RESULTS: We reviewed the published data from the mandatory New York State Department of Health annual cardiac procedure reports issued from 1994 through 2008 to define trends in PCI and CABG utilization in New York and to compare the PCI/CABG ratios in the metropolitan area to the remainder of the State. During this 15-year interval, the procedure volume changes for CABG, for all cardiac surgeries, for non-CABG cardiac surgeries, and for PCI for New York State were -40%, -20%, +17.5%, and +253%, respectively; for the Manhattan programs, the changes were similar as follows: -61%, -23%, +14%, and +284%. The average PCI/CABG ratio in New York State increased from 1.12 in 1994 to 5.14 in 2008; however, in Manhattan, the average PCI/CABG ratio increased from 1.19 to 8.04 (2008 range: 3.78 to 16.2). The 2008 PCI/CABG ratios of the Manhattan programs were higher than the ratios for New York City programs outside Manhattan, in Long Island, in the northern counties contiguous to New York City, and in the rest of New York State; their averages were 5.84, 5.38, 3.31, and 3.24, respectively. In Manhattan, a patient had a 56% greater chance of receiving PCI than CABG as compared with the rest of New York State; in one Manhattan program, the likelihood was 215% higher. CONCLUSIONS: There are substantial regional and statewide differences in the utilization of PCI versus CABG among cardiac centers in New York, possibly related to patient characteristics, physician biases, and hospital culture. Understanding these disparities may facilitate the selection of the most appropriate, effective, and evidence-based revascularization strategy. (J Am Heart Assoc. 2012;1:e001446 doi: 10.1161/JAHA.112.001446.). |
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Authors:
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Wilson Ko; Robert Tranbaugh; Jonathan D Marmur; Phyllis G Supino; Jeffrey S Borer |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-04-24 |
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Title: Journal of the American Heart Association Volume: 1 ISSN: 2047-9980 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Heart Assoc Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-11-06 Completed Date: 2012-11-07 Revised Date: 2013-04-03 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101580524 Medline TA: J Am Heart Assoc Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e001446 Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Cardiac Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY (W.K., R.T.) ; New York Medical College, Vahalla, NY (W.K.). |
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