Number of Angioplasty Procedures Performed Annually

From Q2 2005 to Q2 2006, Strong Memorial Hospital's interventional cardiologists performed 1,458 angioplasty procedures, exceeding the AHA/ACC guidelines recommending that a hospital performs at least 400 procedures per year.

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have recommended that hospitals should perform a minimum of 400 angioplasty procedures per year in order to maintain the highest level of quality (Circulation, 2006: 113:156-175).