Health at a Glance: Europe 2012
This second edition of Health at a Glance: Europe presents a set of key indicators of health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, health expenditure and financing in 35 European countries, including the 27 European Union member states, 5 candidate countries and 3 EFTA countries. The selection of indicators is based largely on the European Community Health Indicators (ECHI) shortlist, a set of indicators that has been developed to guide the reporting of health statistics in the European Union. It is complemented by additional indicators on health expenditure and quality of care, building on the OECD expertise in these areas. Each indicator is presented in a user-friendly format, consisting of charts illustrating variations across countries and over time, a brief descriptive analysis highlighting the major findings conveyed by the data, and a methodological box on the definition of the indicator and any limitations in data comparability.
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Cardiac procedures (coronary angioplasty)
Heart diseases are a leading cause of hospitalisation and death in European countries (see ). Coronary angioplasty is a procedure that has revolutionised the treatment of ischemic heart diseases over the past twenty years, involving the use of a minimally invasive technique to re-open the obstructed coronary arteries rather than an open-chest bypass surgery. The placement of a stent to keep the artery open accompanies the majority of angioplasties.
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