: Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) has advanced greatly
since its advent in the late 1970s through the development of dedicated wires and …

Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are commonly encountered in patients undergoing
coronary angiography. Several observational studies have demonstrated that successful …

Objectives: This study sought to develop a novel parsimonious score for predicting technical
success of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

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 …

Background—We sought to examine the efficacy and safety of chronic total occlusion
percutaneous coronary intervention using the retrograde approach. Methods and Results …

Background—The performance of the Japan–chronic total occlusion (J-CTO) score in
predicting success and efficiency of CTO percutaneous coronary intervention has received …

Coronary perforation is a potential complication of chronic total occlusion (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We analyzed 2,097 CTO PCIs performed in 2,049 …

Objectives The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of retrograde versus
antegrade approach in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention …

Iatrogenic aortic dissection (iAD) is a relatively rare but a life-threatening complication
associated with cardiac surgery. All members of the team caring for cardiac surgical patients …

Up to 20% of all coronary angiograms reveal coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs). The
lack of robust type A evidence with hard clinical outcomes on the benefits of CTO …