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• Has research demonstrated a limit to the number of angioplasties and stent placements that can be successfully performed on one individual?
L., May 12, 2006

• I´m looking for number of angioplasties performed per year in the US.
Karen McIntyre, New York, NY , May 16, 2005

• I am looking for the number of cath lab in the top 5 European countries (Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and France).
Paola Nasuti, IMS Hospital Group, Rochester Kent ME1 1LX UK, March 04, 2005

• I am looking for the number of PTCA procedures (and angiographies) performed from 1995-2001 in each European country.
Andrew Passey, Frost & Sullivan, London, England, 7 May 2002

• If you have the answer to the question please forward it to my email I am looking for the same information. thanks, Elisabeth
Elisabeth Sadka, Cutmed, Israel, 22 Apr 2002

• I am looking for the number of PTCA procedures performed worldwide in Year 1999, 2000, & 2001.
Donna Artese, Ernst & Young, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 4 Mar 2002

• I would be very interested to hear from Rachel Lewington regarding your findings on European PTCA & PTA procedures.
Jenni Cashmore, Maersk Medical Ltd, UK, 22 Jan 2002

• The number done each year in the US and World wide.
Gary Perkins, Mushroom Boys, California, 18 Oct 2001

• I´m looking for number of procedures perfomed per year and number of stents used.
Eduardo Montico Riesco, Instituto Nacional de Cirugia Cardiaca, Montevideo - Uruguay, 9 Jul 2001

• In addition to seeking online sources for numbers of PTCA procedures, could someone tell me what percentage of these are done transradially? US, European Union, Far East statistics are desired.
Mickey Katz-Pek, Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, 22 Jan 2001

• I am conducting some Europe based research on the number of PTCA, PTA, stent and atherectomy procedures performed. Would any of this be useful to you?
Rachel Lewington, UK, 1 Sep 2000

• hi i'm looking for the same kind of information. i have the numbers for ptca procedures performed in the us from 1997-2002. i'm looking for the number of worldwide ptca procedures. if you have any information about this, please let me know, where to find them, or what the numbers for 1997-2001 are. hope my info would be helpful.... just let me know, and i will transfere the data to you. e-mail: student1@philips.com with kind regards, Ann Meidinger
Ann Meidinger, Philips Medical Systems, Netherlands, 15 Aug 2000

• Check the American Heart Association's web site as it has historic information about PTCAs performed nationally.
S. Heilman, Health Care Visions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 2 May 2000

• I am attempting to find "on-line" sources of information concerning the number of PTCA procedures performed. In addition, I am looking to determine the average number of stents used per procedure and the type of stent used. Any advice as to where this information might be found?
Jeff Warden, Superior Group, Radnor, Pennsylvania, USA, November 5, 1999

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