Comparative analysis of patient characteristics in chronic total occlusion revascularization studies: trials vs real-world registries

M Megaly, K Buda, K Mashayekhi, GS Werner… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background The few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on chronic total occlusion (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are subject to selection bias. Objectives The …

Advances in Technology and Technique in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Clinical Review

Y Saito, Y Kobayashi - Internal Medicine, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the standard procedure for patients
with angina and acute coronary syndrome. From the perspective of technology and …

A comparison of long‐term clinical outcomes between percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and medical therapy in patients with chronic total occlusion in …

Q Qin, L Chen, L Ge, J Qian, J Ma, J Ge - Clinical Cardiology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a noninfarct‐related artery (IRA) is one of the
risk factors for mortality after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, there are limited …

Long-term outcomes after revascularization in chronic total and non-total occluded coronary arteries: A regionwide cohort study

EN Holck, L Jakobsen, NS Winther, LJH Mogensen… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Understanding the prognostic impact of percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) in chronic total occlusion (CTO) is crucial for patient management. Previous studies …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of successful chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention on clinical outcomes: a tertiary single-center analysis

M Will, K Schwarz, S Aufhauser… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background The benefit of chronic total occlusion (CTO)-percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) is controversial because of a lack of high-quality evidence. We aim to evaluate the …

Effectiveness, safety, and patient reported outcomes of a planned investment procedure in higher‐risk chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention …

A Øksnes, E Skaar, B Engan, Ø Bleie… - Catheterization and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The anatomical complexity of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) correlates with
procedural failure and complication rates. CTO modification after unsuccessful crossing has …

[HTML][HTML] Postprocedural Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury and Prognosis of Patients Undergoing Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusions

K Hamzaraj, C Demirel, M Gyöngyösi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs)
requires advanced techniques and prolonged procedural efforts, often necessitating high …

Outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention of the left anterior descending artery

M Megaly, S Zakhour, J Karacsonyi, MB Basir… - The American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The left anterior descending artery (LAD) subtends a large myocardial territory. The
outcomes of LAD chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Predictors of outcomes after PCI with incomplete revascularization: Impact of CTO and LAD vessel

T Kuno, G Weisz, P Généreux… - Catheterization and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Incomplete revascularization (ICR) after percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) is associated with mortality and morbidity. Aim We sought to investigate whether ICR in …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion in patients with and without prior bypass grafting: A systematic …

D Wang, K Chen, T Xiong, L He, W Ni… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This review assessed evidence on the impact of prior coronary artery bypass
grafting (CABG) on outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total …