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[Interventional cardiology in Lithuania: current status and perspectives]. 2004

Ramūnas Navickas

Institute of Cardiology and Clinic of Cardiology, Kaunas University of Medicine, Sukileliu 17, 3007 Kaunas, Lithuania. invcard@kmu.lt

The objective of the article is to evaluate current status of interventional cardiology in Lithuania, to compare these data with the results of interventional cardiology of other European countries and to discuss about perspectives of interventional cardiology in Lithuania. A detailed questionnaire of interventional cardiology of European Society of Cardiology was used for analysis of Lithuanian interventional cardiology data of 2000-2002. Lithuanian interventional cardiologists in 2000-2002 annually performed respectively 1535, 1666 and 2085 coronary angiographies, 500, 532 and 632 PTCA, 120, 133 and 193 stenting procedures per 1000000 inhabitants. According to morbidity of heart diseases in Lithuania and the rate of interventional procedures in Europe, in 2004 more than 9000 coronary angiographies should be performed, 3000 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplast procedures, and 2000 coronary stent implantations in Lithuania. Achievement of such results would be possible, if the State Sickness Fund and the Ministry of Health would pay more attention to financial problems of interventional cardiology in Lithuania. In conclusion, it can be stated that there are good perspectives for Lithuanian cardiologists to achieve mean European level of interventional procedures in the nearest future.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008097	Lithuania	Country in eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus. The capital is Vilnius.
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D003327	Coronary Disease	An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.	Coronary Heart Disease,Coronary Diseases,Coronary Heart Diseases,Disease, Coronary,Disease, Coronary Heart,Diseases, Coronary,Diseases, Coronary Heart,Heart Disease, Coronary,Heart Diseases, Coronary
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015607	Stents	Devices that provide support for tubular structures that are being anastomosed or for body cavities during skin grafting.	Stent
D015906	Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary	Dilation of an occluded coronary artery (or arteries) by means of a balloon catheter to restore myocardial blood supply.	Angioplasty, Coronary Balloon,Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary,Coronary Angioplasty, Transluminal Balloon,Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty,Balloon Dilation, Coronary Artery,Transluminal Coronary Balloon Dilation,Angioplasties, Coronary Balloon,Balloon Angioplasties, Coronary,Balloon Angioplasty, Coronary,Coronary Balloon Angioplasties,Coronary Balloon Angioplasty
D017023	Coronary Angiography	Radiography of the vascular system of the heart muscle after injection of a contrast medium.	Angiography, Coronary,Angiographies, Coronary,Coronary Angiographies