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Introduction of novel intravascular ultrasound preceding with angled guiding catheter (I-PAD) technique to treat chronic total occlusions in peripheral artery disease
BackgroundThe optimal endovascular treatment (EVT) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) has...
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Elevated neutrophyl-to-lymphocyte ratioand smoking are associated with chronic total occlusion in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction
BackgroundAtherosclerosis is a progressive disease characterized by the build-up of lipids and connective tissue in the large arteries. Some patients...
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Impact of minimum contrast media volumes during percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion lesion
Contrast media exposure is associated with contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total...
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Radiomics-based discrimination of coronary chronic total occlusion and subtotal occlusion on coronary computed tomography angiography
ObjectivesDifferentiating chronic total occlusion (CTO) from subtotal occlusion (SO) is often difficult to make from coronary computed tomography...
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Temporal trends of case-fatality in patients undergoing dual-injection coronary chronic total occlusion recanalization
AimsRecently, interventional techniques and material to treat chronic total occlusion (CTO) with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have...
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The outcomes and complications of percutaneous interventions in chronic total coronary occlusion
BackgroundThe limited availability of complex coronary intervention facilities and qualified operators, due to the high cost associated with chronic...
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H-type hypertension is a risk factor for chronic total coronary artery occlusion: a cross-sectional study from southwest China
BackgroundChronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) is serious and the "last bastion" of percutaneous coronary intervention. Hypertension and...
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The added value of coronary CTA in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ObjectivesTo systematically investigate and summarize the utility of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in the management of chronic...
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A Novel Parallel Wire-based Antegrade Dissection Re-entry Technique for Failed Retrograde Attempt of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions with Risk Nomogram Analysis
BackgroundRapid development in coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventional techniques and devices have achieved a greater success rate with...
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The active pulling technique to solve microcatheter-uncrossable lesions in retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention
Background: It is not uncommon to encounter retrograde microcatheter-uncrossable lesions in retro-recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)...
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Predictors of long-term adverse outcomes after successful chronic total occlusion intervention: physiology or morphology?
BackgroundQuantitative flow ratio (QFR) and target-vessel SYNTAX score (tvSS) are novel indices used to assess lesion physiology and morphology in...
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Effect of preoperative coronary CT for planning of percutaneous coronary intervention for complex chronic total occlusion (CTS-C-CTOPCI): study protocol for an open-label randomised controlled trial
BackgroundTreatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with the difficulty of guidewire...
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Usefulness of Cardiac Computed Tomography–Guided Coronary Intervention for a Stumpless Total Occlusion: a Case Report
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a fundamental tool in coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions. Although IVUS can identify...
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Long term clinical outcome after success re-attempt percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion
BackgroundTo evaluate the long-term outcome after re-attempt CTO-PCI.
MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study that included 113 re-attempt...
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Improvement of angiographic and clinical outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion after implementation of a dedicated team: a single-centre experience
IntroductionIn a Dutch heart centre, a dedicated chronic total occlusion (CTO) team was implemented in June 2017. The aim of this study was to the...
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Angiography-derived physiological assessment after percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions
Scant data exploring potential suboptimal physiological results after angiographic successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic...
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Benefits of successful percutaneous coronary intervention in chronic total occlusion patients with diabetes
BackgroundDiabetes was commonly seen in chronic total occlusion (CTO) patients but data regarding the impact of successful percutaneous coronary...
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Triglyceride-glucose index in the prediction of clinical outcomes after successful recanalization for coronary chronic total occlusions
BackgroundTriglyceride-glucose index (TyG) has been widely used to predict cardiovascular outcomes. However, it remains unclear whether TyG holds...
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Application of checklist-based nursing care process in patients undergoing intervention for coronary chronic total occlusions: a quasi-randomized study
BackgroundCoronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions are more complex than general percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures....
