Heart disease treatment tracking across the Netherlands

This is a large registry—essentially a medical database—that collects information from patients who have had a procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to treat blocked heart arteries. The registry gathers details about your health, the procedure you received, and how you're doing afterward, so that hospitals can track treatment quality and help doctors make better decisions about your care.

After heart artery procedures, patients still face risks of future heart problems because the underlying disease can continue to progress. Doctors need to personalize treatment—choosing the right blood-thinning medications, managing cholesterol, and controlling other risk factors—but this is complicated. By collecting real-world information from many patients, this registry helps hospitals and doctors understand what works best and identify patients who may need extra support or different treatment approaches.