Validation of the coronary artery specific chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention angiographic difficulty scores in the PROGRESS-CTO registry

D Mutlu, B Simsek, A Rempakos, M Alexandrou… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The J-CTO investigators recently developed angiographic difficulty
scores for each of the three major coronary arteries in patients undergoing first-attempt …

How often is emergency coronary artery bypass grafting required during chronic total occlusion coronary intervention?

MS Abdelbasit - International Journal of …, 2024 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions within coronary arteries are frequently encountered
during routine coronary angiography, particularly among patients with a history of coronary …