Angioplasties, bypass grafts and minimally invasive procedures are among the most common cardiac surgeries performed at ASCs, according to 2017 commercial claims data from healthcare intelligence company Definitive Healthcare.
The top 10 cardiac procedures:
1. Coronary artery bypass graft, single artery - 3,988 procedures
2. Endoscopic vein harvest - 3,276
3. Rechanneling of artery - 2,970
4. Av fusion direct any site; shunt insertion - 2,733
5. Coronary artery bypass graft, two vein grafts - 1,874
6. Stent placement(s), iliac artery, unilateral - 1,765
7. Angioplasty, femoral, popliteal artery(s) - 1,589
8. Stent placement, femoral, popliteal artery(s) - 1,501
9. Transluminal balloon angioplasty, central dialysis - 1,492
10. Temporal artery biopsy - 1,485