Background: A retrograde approach improves the success rate of percutaneous coronary
interventions (PCIs) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs). Objectives: The authors describe the …

The use of big data analytics for forecasting business trends is gaining momentum among
professionals. At the same time, supply chain risk management is important for practitioners …

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the relationship between chronic coronary artery
total occlusion (CTO) status and the occurrence of ventricular tachycardia (VT)/ventricular …

Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are often detected on diagnostic coronary angiograms, but
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for CTO is currently infrequently performed owing …

Background and aim: poor quality of life (QoL) has been identified as an independent risk
factor for mortality and major cardiac events (MACE) in patients with cardiovascular disease …

Background Gender‐specific data addressing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of
chronic total occlusion (CTO) in female patients are scarce and based on small sample size …

Gender differences exist in clinical outcomes after routine percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI), but studies reporting such outcomes after chronic total occlusion (CTO) …

Background Gender differences exist in the presentation and outcomes of patients with
coronary artery disease (CAD). Our study objective was to compare gender differences in …

Background. There is a paucity of information about the gender differences in clinical
outcomes of successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared with medical …

Abstract Background Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are present in more than one third of
older patients with myocardial ischemia, but controversy remains about the best therapeutic …