Angioplasty Quality Indicators
Number of angioplasty procedures performed annually by individual physician
Angioplasty guidelines, published by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association in 2005, recommend that individual physicians who perform angioplasty should perform a minimum of 75 procedures per year in order to obtain the best outcomes.
Do physicians who perform PTCA procedures at UVA average more than 75 procedures per year individually?
Yes. In the past 12 months ending June 2006, UVA physicians averaged 122 PTCA procedures each.
