The role of multimodality imaging for percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic total occlusions

E Melotti, M Belmonte, C Gigante, V Mallia… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of Chronic total occlusions (CTOs)
has been traditionally considered a challenging procedure, with a lower success rate and a …

Outcomes of medical therapy plus PCI for multivessel or left main CAD ineligible for surgery

AC Salisbury, JA Grantham, WM Brown… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - jacc.org
Background Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasingly used to revascularize
patients ineligible for CABG, but few studies describe these patients and their outcomes …

The predictive value of the triglyceride—glucose index for cardiovascular events in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion

Y Li, S He, Z Wu, W Li, W Jian, Z Cheng… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the coronary artery is a difficult problem in
clinical practice. The triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index is an effective risk predictor of …

PET evaluation of myocardial perfusion function after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic total occlusion: a systematic review and meta …

Z An, J Tian, X Zhao, M Zhang, L Zhang… - Scandinavian …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective. The benefit of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in chronic complete
coronary artery occlusion (CTO) remains controversial. PCI is currently indicated only for …

Improvement of symptoms and quality of life after successful percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion in elderly patients

S Zhao, J Wang, Y Chen, W Wang, W Hu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Data regarding the impact of successful chronic total occlusion treated with
percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO‐PCI) on symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in …

[HTML][HTML] The Effects of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Biomarkers and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Total Coronary Artery Obstruction

IMJR Artha, IM Bakta, IBP Manuaba, IW Wita… - Cardiology …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is an angiographic picture of total occlusion
without blood flow which is estimated to have lasted at least 3 months. This study attempted …

Intermediate procedural and health status outcomes and the clinical care pathways after chronic total occlusion angioplasty: a report from the OPEN‐CTO (outcomes …

J Sapontis, T Hirai, C Patterson, B Gans… - Catheterization and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background No previous reports have described the comprehensive care pathways
involved in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO PCI). Methods …

The Outcomes of Percutaneous revascularizaTIon for Management of sUrgically ineligible patients with Multivessel or left main coronary artery disease (OPTIMUM) …

AC Salisbury, AJ Kirtane, ZA Ali, JA Grantham… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Guidelines endorse coronary artery bypass as the preferred revascularization
strategy for patients with left main and/or multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Gender differences in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: Insights from the PROGRESS‐CTO registry

S Kostantinis, B Simsek, J Karacsonyi… - Catheterization and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background There are limited data describing gender differences in patients undergoing
chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Methods We …

Impact of body mass index on outcome and health status after chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the OPEN‐CTO study

C Patterson, J Sapontis, WJ Nicholson… - Catheterization and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background The effect of body mass index (BMI) on the procedural outcomes and health
status (HS) change after chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention …