Angioplasty and Cardiac Revascularization Statistics

According to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2009 Update: 

  • 1,314,000 angioplasties were done in the United States in 2006. Of these 1,313,000 were percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). 
  • 855,000 men and 459,000 women had angioplasties.
  • 448,000 cardiac revascularizations (also known as coronary artery bypass graft or CABG operations) were done in the United States in 2006.
  • CABG was performed on 323,000 men and 125,000 women.

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