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Person—count of coronary artery lesions successfully dilated, total number N[N]

Definition

The number of a person's coronary artery lesions successfully dilated.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Person—count of coronary artery lesions successfully dilated, total number N[N]

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total number N[N] ".
Data Type Number
Format N[N]
Maximum character length 2
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Supplementary Values 99 Not stated/inadequately described

Comments

Guide for use:

The number of lesions successfully dilated should be recorded for each percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) performed.

Successful dilation is where:

  • residual stenosis is less than 10% following coronary stenting; OR
  • residual stenosis is less than 50% after balloon angioplasty alone.

The value '99' is not for use in primary data collections.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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