Noguchi, Haruko; Shimizutani, Satoshi; Masuda, Yuichiro - Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of … - 2007
The use of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), a costly high-tech treatment for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), is much more frequent in Japan than in other developed countries, resulting in large medical expenditure. Using chart-based data from the Tokai...