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Where are angioplasty procedures performed?

April 26, 2017angioplasty Performed procedures

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Where are angioplasty procedures performed?

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Both primary and elective angioplasty procedures are performed by interventional cardiologists in cardiac catheterization laboratories (or cath labs). While many hospitals operate cath labs and perform numerous diagnostic angiograms every year, most states have historically limited delivery of angioplasty procedures to hospitals with on-site, specialized heart surgery back-up. This has changed in recent years, as research has shown that qualified hospitals with off-site cardiac surgery back-up can perform angioplasty procedures as safely and effectively as hospitals with on-site back-up. As a result, many states, including New Jersey, now allow qualified, licensed facilities with off-site back-up to perform emergency angioplasty procedures. There are 23 such hospitals in New Jersey today, including the nine participants of the C-PORT-E demonstration project.