Contemporary issues in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

L Azzalini, D Karmpaliotis, R Santiago… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Remarkable progress has been achieved in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in recent years, with refinement of the indications and technical …

Update on chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

M Assali, KG Buda, M Megaly, AB Hall… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) can be challenging
to perform. The main indication for CTO PCI is to improve symptoms. Several contemporary …

Randomized comparison between radial and femoral large-bore access for complex percutaneous coronary intervention

TA Meijers, A Aminian, M van Wely, K Teeuwen… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether transradial (TR) percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) is superior to transfemoral (TF) PCI in complex coronary lesions …

Intravascular healing is not affected by approaches in contemporary CTO PCI: the CONSISTENT CTO study

SJ Walsh, CG Hanratty, M McEntegart… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - jacc.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to assess angiographic, imaging, and clinical outcomes
following chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with …

Femoral or radial approach in treatment of coronary chronic total occlusion: a randomized clinical trial

S Gorgulu, N Kalay, T Norgaz, C Kocas… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to compare transradial access (TRA) with transfemoral
access (TFA) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Comparative analysis of patient characteristics in chronic total occlusion revascularization studies: trials vs real-world registries

M Megaly, K Buda, K Mashayekhi, GS Werner… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background The few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on chronic total occlusion (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are subject to selection bias. Objectives The …

Vascular access in percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions: a state-of-the-art review

TA Meijers, A Aminian, M Valgimigli… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
The outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention have
considerably improved during the last decade with continued emphasis on improving …

Association between phenotypic age and mortality in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease

Q Ma, BL Li, L Yang, M Zhang, XX Feng, Q Li… - Disease …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Chronological age (CA) is not a perfect proxy for the true biological aging
status of the body. A new biological aging measure, phenotypic age (PhenoAge), has been …

[HTML][HTML] High rates of ad hoc PCI may mandate a modified heart team approach

JC Blankenship, K Patel - Cardiovascular Interventions, 2023 - jacc.org
“Cardiologists should put ad hoc PCI [percutaneous coronary intervention] on pause as they
carefully re-evaluate its contemporary role in stable coronary disease” according to a 2010 …

Complex high‐risk percutaneous coronary intervention types, trends, and outcomes according to vascular access site

W Shamkhani, S Moledina, M Rashid… - Catheterization and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Radial access is associated with improved outcomes following percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI); however, its role in complex, high‐risk percutaneous coronary …