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Table 2 Cumulative incidence of invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures

From: Impact of on-site cardiac catheterization on resource utilization and fatal and non-fatal outcomes after acute myocardial infarction

 

Hospitals with Catheterization Facilities (n = 9,355)

Hospitals without Catheterization Facilities (n = 25,934)

Non-invasive procedures (%)

   Exercise treadmill test *

In-hospital

27.2

24.0

1 year

48.2

47.5

   Echocardiogram

In-hospital

66.7

44.0

1 year

76.2

61.0

   MUGA scan

In-hospital

11.0

8.6

1 year

23.9

20.1

   Thallium/Sestamibi scan

In-hospital

8.3

6.0

1 year

23.8

25.2

Invasive procedures (%)

Catheterization

In-hospital

35.1

11.9

1 year

51.2

37.3

   PCI

Primary PCI

9.0

0.2

In-hospital

18.5

3.5

1 year

28.2

16.6

   CABG

In-hospital

1.1

0.6

1 year

8.2

9.4

  1. MUGA denotes multi-gated acquisition, PCI denotes percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG denotes coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
  2. *Data available only for patients admitted from June 1, 1998–1999 (n = 8,741).