PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI)
Coronary angioplasty, also known as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is a widely used catheter-based technique for opening blocked arteries and treating coronary artery disease.
Emergency PCI is performed on patients who have ST elevation infarction (having an on-going heart attack), and within 12 hours of onset of symptoms. NHCS offers this 24-hour emergency coronary angioplasty for patients with on-going heart attack.
Non-emergency PCI is carried out in a less acute situation or when patient’s condition is not suitable for emergency PCI. It includes elective PCI and PCI done after 12 hours onset of heart attack.
NHCS performed 2190 coronary angioplasty and stenting procedures in 2009. The non-emergency PCI 30-day mortality rate over the period of 2004-2009 was 0.33%, well below the New York State benchmark of 0.62%.
Note:
30-Day Mortality: Deaths occurred during the same hospitalisation or after discharge but within 30 days of non-emergency PCI. Only Singapore residents are accounted for.
NHCS performs the highest volume of cardiac procedures in Singapore. It also performs other interventions of permanent pacemaker and ICD implantations, electrophysiological studies, valvuloplasties and diagnostic cardiac catheterisations.
Reference:
- Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) in New York State 2005-2007. http://www.health.state.ny.us/statistics/diseases/cardiovascular/docs/pci_2005-2007.pdf, accessed on 02 June 2011.
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