Procedural Outcome of Modern Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Proximal Chronic Total Occlusions

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Authors

Emil Nielsen Holck · Aarhus University

Guiseppe Vadalá · Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo

Mohamed Ayoub · Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia

S Gorgulu · Biruni University

Alexandre Avran · Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes

Gerald S. Werner · Goethe University Frankfurt

Kambis Mashayekhi

Abstract

Modern CTO PCI for proximal lesions generally yields a very high success rate. The procedure tends to be more successful in the LAD and LCX territories compared to the RCA, with LAD lesion treatment being the safest option.

Topics & Keywords

Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Pain Management and Treatment Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

DOI: 10.1002/ccd.70565

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