Table 2

CAG, PCI and CABG treatment rates and number of patients treated within 3/7 days distributed according to covariates for patients with first time unstable angina

Unstable anginaDiagnosis at initial examinationDiagnosis registered after CAG
CAG within 60 daysPCI within 60 days (grouped according to after CAG diagnosis)CABG within 60 days from CAG
Examination rate (%)nPer cent in 3 days*Treatment rate (%)nPer cent in 3 days*Treatment rate (%)nPer cent in 7 days*
Overall
 882071.4630044.249.7203138.918.073543.7
Year of diagnosis
 200159.963130.251.322424.926.811747.2
 200261.064932.047.620031.228.812144.5
 200364.563337.149.520633.522.89555.3
 200472.366333.143.417023.320.48053.4
 200574.170543.151.222938.114.56536.7
 200674.375344.652.322839.914.06142.1
 200778.372051.949.221443.015.96930.0
 200882.182355.550.431752.611.67342.0
 200979.072362.050.924351.111.35429.2
Gender
 Men74.9371944.651.6131839.521.454944.1
 Women66.7230537.748.265833.412.016641.7
Age
 30 or younger64.31861.114.310
 30–3971.417743.039.13452.94.5425.0
 40–4975.668443.749.520745.87.33150.0
 50–5980.4156240.054.053439.913.813737.0
 60–6978.3184142.750.360936.121.826546.7
 70–7970.7135040.846.942932.326.724442.7
 80 or older37.839245.855.316334.711.03350.0
LMCA involvement
 Yes14.82147.675.410760.0
 No52.6168439.715.549639.8
Number of occluded vessels
 01.91150.00.530
 179.1101044.12.33040.0
 267.145136.719.613242.3
 326.518631.858.340943.8
  • *National guidelines recommend CAG and PCI within 3 days of diagnosis and CABG within 7 days of CAG.

  • CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CAG, coronary angiography; LMCA, left main coronary artery; NSTEMI, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.