Background Despite the abundance of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) studies, the literature is not easy to digest for both …

Aim Chronic total occlusions (CTO) in patients with history of coronary artery bypass graft
(CABG) show more advanced and complex atherosclerotic pathology. Aim of our study is to …

Background We examined guidewire and microcatheter utilization during chronic total
occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods We examined device …

Objective: There is uncertainty of the benefit of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for
chronic coronary total occlusion (CTO). The study aimed to investigate potential long-term …

In percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the culprit lesion of acute myocardial
infarction (AMI), unsuccessful guidewire crossing causes immediate poor outcomes. It is …

With rapid advancement within the field of interventional cardiology, we are now able to treat
a wide spectrum of coronary artery disease (CAD) percutaneously. During an accredited …

Objectives The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics,
angiographic profile and predictors of outcome for percutaneous coronary interventions …

C, 合并CTO 病变对急性心肌梗死(acute myr ocardial infarction, AMI) 患者的预后影响CTO
病变本身非常稳定, 但其往往合并多支血管病变. 约有10% 的AMI 患者合并存在非梗死相关血管 …

Background Recent improvements in clinical skills, technology, and hardware have resulted
in improved success rates with chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary …

Purpose of review Chronic total occlusions (CTO) represent a frequently encountered subset
of coronary lesions, where percutaneous coronary intervention is considered particularly …