TY - JOUR
T1 - An update on coronary artery chronic total occlusions.
AU - Brayton, Kimberly
AU - Mohammad, Atif
AU - Brilakis, Emmanouil S.
AU - Banerjee, Subhash
PY - 2012/2
Y1 - 2012/2
N2 - A coronary artery chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents a coronary artery that has been occluded for a long period of time, typically months. Coronary artery CTOs are common and occur in approximately one-third of patients referred for coronary angiography. Revascularization of CTO is technically challenging and has historically been associated with lower procedural success rates and higher complication rates. Technical success of CTO revascularization has significantly improved given remarkable advances in interventional cardiology over the past 3 decades. However, the decision to perform CTO revascularization remains a dilemma, given the lack of robust clinical evidence to support its use.
AB - A coronary artery chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents a coronary artery that has been occluded for a long period of time, typically months. Coronary artery CTOs are common and occur in approximately one-third of patients referred for coronary angiography. Revascularization of CTO is technically challenging and has historically been associated with lower procedural success rates and higher complication rates. Technical success of CTO revascularization has significantly improved given remarkable advances in interventional cardiology over the past 3 decades. However, the decision to perform CTO revascularization remains a dilemma, given the lack of robust clinical evidence to support its use.
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U2 - 10.3810/hp.2012.02.964
DO - 10.3810/hp.2012.02.964
M3 - Article
C2 - 22406899
AN - SCOPUS:84861108884
SN - 2154-8331
VL - 40
SP - 232
EP - 235
JO - Hospital practice (1995)
JF - Hospital practice (1995)
IS - 1
ER -