Facts about cardiology in Finland
Cardiac Procedures 2006/2018
Procedure | 2006 (or earliest data available) | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Coronary angiographies |
23 154 | 28 138 | 29 126 | 30 470 | 30 830 |
Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) |
9 001 | 12 527 | 12 911 | 13 517 | 13 423 |
STEMI PCI | 1 767 (year 2009) | 2 750 | 2 346 | 2 883 | 2 634 |
Pacemaker implantations (primary) |
2 966 | 4 578 | 4 859 | 4 766 | 5 275 |
ICD implantations (primary) |
378 | 887 | 934 | 858 | 893 |
CRT implantations (primary) |
NA | 588 | 578 | 540 | 519 |
Electrophysiology studies (EP) |
NA | 461 | 401 | 351 | 373 |
Catheter ablations |
1 131 (year 2007) | 2 162 | 2 957 | 3 190 | 3 659 |
Transcatheter valve replacement interventions (TVRI)* + Mitral clip** |
29 (year 2008) | 419 + 41 | 533 + 39 | 1 230 + 43 | 1 354 + 43 |
Percutaneous ASD/PFO closures |
87 (year 2008) | 72 | 104 | 117 | 162 |
CABGs |
2196 (year 2007) | 1 583 | 1 400 | 1 352 | 1 385 |
Valve replacement and repair surgeries |
1 215 (year 2007) | 1 572 | 1 483 | 1 230 |
1 354 |
Perucutaneous LAA closures*** | NA | 119 | 133 | 794 | 902 |