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 …

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 …

Outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery: Insights from the LATAM CTO …

DF Hernandez‐Suarez, L Azzalini… - Catheterization and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with and without prior coronary artery bypass graft …

Contemporary in-hospital outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: insights from the MENATA (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and …

S Gorgulu, S Kostantinis, AM ElGuindy… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been rapidly
evolving in different parts of the world. We examined the clinical and angiographic …

In‐stent chronic total occlusion angioplasty in the LATAM‐CTO registry

P Lamelas, L Padilla, M Abud, I Cigalini… - Catheterization and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To inform about contemporary PCI practice of in‐stent (IS) chronic total
occlusions (CTO) from a large international registry in Latin America. Background IS‐CTO …

Overview of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Chronic Total Occlusions Treated at Brazilian Centers Participating in the LATAM CTO Registry

ACB Silva, JET Paula, CM Campos… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Major advances have been seen in techniques and devices for performing
percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs), but there are …

External validation of the PROGRESS-CTO complication risk scores: Individual patient data pooled analysis of 3 registries

B Simsek, P Tajti, M Carlino, S Ojeda, M Pan… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is
associated with a considerable risk of complications, and risk stratification is of utmost …

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 …