Definition of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Cohort

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) refers to the placement in persons 18 years of age or older, of an angioplasty guide wire, balloon, or other device (e.g. stent, atherectomy, brachytherapy, or thrombectomy catheter) into a native coronary artery or coronary artery bypass graft for the purpose of mechanical coronary revascularization. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention can also mean Angioplasty or coronary intervention for the purposes of the Massachusetts Cardiac Study.

Reporting and Data Submissions Requirements
All Massachusetts hospitals that perform angioplasty or PCIs must submit patient and physician specific data to Mass-DAC on a quarterly basis. In January of each year, an annual report of the latest cleaned and adjudicated fiscal year (October-September) is prepared by Mass-DAC and approved for release by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Click this timeline summary (pdf), updated July 18, 2011 to download the most recent document for the data submission harvest, adjudication periods and reporting date for the next several report periods. For more details on Mass-DAC policies and regulations, please download the, Mass-DAC Policy document.

Project Forms
Contact Update Form - (Updated Aug 2, 2010) Please use this form to add, update, or terminate a person from one of the Mass-DAC project roles at your hospital. You may either e-mail the form to the Mass-DAC Program Manager or fax it to Ann Lovett at 617-432-5428.

ACC Software Version, 2002 to Present
Summary table by quarter showing version changes (pdf)

PCI Committees
Click here to view all PCI Committees.

Definition Clarification Discussions
Discussions about the Mass-DAC and ACC field definitions and data can be found on the Mass-DAC Community Forums. You must be registered to login and view/participate in the discussions. Click here to go to the forum home login/register page.