Term: Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) / Angioplasty

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2020-05-21

Definition:

Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) include percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures, commonly known as "angioplasty" or "balloon angioplasty". These procedures treat the narrowed coronary arteries of the heart often found in people with coronary heart disease. Angioplasty procedures use a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing in a coronary artery and, if necessary, a small lattice-shaped metal tube called a stent is inserted permanently into the artery to help hold it open so blood can flow through it more easily.

PCIs were identified using ICD-9-CM procedure codes 36.01, 36.02, 36.03, 36.05, 36.06, and 36.07 or CCI codes 1.IJ.50 and 1.IJ.57 in any procedure field in a hospital discharge abstract (inpatient or outpatient). NOTE: The ICD-9-CM codes listed here are a correction to the information originally published in the RHA Indicator Atlas 2009 report.

The definition is restricted to residents aged 40 and older.

PCI procedures were only performed at the two tertiary hospitals (Health Sciences Centre and St. Boniface General Hospital), so only hospital separations from these two hospitals were included in the analysis in order to eliminate the potential for double-counting of procedures.

For more information, see:

• section 8.2 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) (Angioplasty and Stent Insertion) in Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009 by Fransoo et al. (2009)
  
• section 11.2 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba by Chartier et al. (2012)
  
• section 8.2 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) (Angioplasty and Stent Insertion) in The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas by Fransoo et al. (2013)
  
• section 8.2 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI; Angioplasty) Rates in The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas by Fransoo et al. (2019)

Related concepts 

• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use

Related terms 

• Angioplasty
• Canadian Classification of Health Interventions (CCI)
• CCI
• ICD-9-CM
• International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, with Clinical Modifications (ICD-9-CM)

References 

• Fransoo R, Martens P, Burland E, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C. Manitoba RHA Indicators Atlas 2009. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Fransoo R, Mahar A, The Need to Know Team, Anderson A, Prior H, Koseva I, McCulloch S, Jarmasz J, Burchill S. The 2019 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2019. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)