title: Percutaneous coronary interventions in Chinese mainland 2008.
abstract: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) developed rapidly in Chinese mainland in recent years. We collected data on PCIs performed in Chinese mainland in 2008 and analyze the causes of the differences among provinces in PCI development. 182,312 PCIs were performed in 1061 hospitals in 2008. The population-adjusted PCI rate was 137.28 procedures per million inhabitants. PCIs in different provinces had positive correlation with local per capita gross domestic product (GDP) (B=0.06, P<0.05) and with the hospitals which had completed over 100 procedures per year (B=434.23, P<0.05), and had negative correlation with local population (B=0.49, P<0.05).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiantao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rui
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address: shuzheng@medmail.com.cn.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shuzheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000639:trends*; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires