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Efficacy and safety of drug-coated balloons in chronic total coronary occlusion recanalization: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundWith advancements in chronic total coronary occlusion (CTO) recanalization techniques and concepts, the success rate of recanalization has...
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Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions in Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction
Purpose of the ReviewThe goal of this paper is to review the current evidence surrounding CTO PCI in patients with low EF, the most high-risk...
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High triglyceride-glucose index and stress hyperglycemia ratio as predictors of adverse cardiac events in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion: a large-scale prospective cohort study
BackgroundThe triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the stress hyperglycaemia ratio (SHR) are both positively associated with cardiovascular (CV) risk...
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The association of collaterals with myocardial ischemia and viability in chronic total occlusions
Collateral development in chronic total occlusions (CTO) is crucial to perfuse the distal myocardium and its angiographic evaluation is frequently...
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Correlation between triglyceride glucose index and collateral circulation formation in patients with chronic total occlusion of coronary arteries in different glucose metabolic states
BackgroundTo investigate the correlation between triglyceride glucose index (TyG) and collateral circulation in patients with chronic total occlusion...
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Circulating secretoneurin level reflects angiographic coronary collateralization in stable angina patients with chronic total occlusion
ObjectiveTo investigate the association between circulating secretoneurin (SN) and angiographic coronary collateralization in stable angina patients...
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Success rate of endovascular recanalization for femoropopliteal artery total occlusion using the wingman catheter system
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) in the femoropopliteal artery is challenging to treat. The Wingman catheter system is a novel device for CTO...
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Association between myocardial ischemia and plaque characteristics in chronic total occlusion
BackgroundMyocardial ischemia varies in chronic total occlusion (CTO) despite the occluded artery. We analyzed whether it is associated with the...
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Prediction Model with External Validation for Early Detection of Postoperative Pediatric Chylothorax
Earlier diagnosis of chylothorax following pediatric cardiac surgery is associated with decreased duration of chylothorax. Pleural fluid testing is...
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Predictive performance of the perivascular fat attenuation index for interventional antegrade percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion
ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association between the perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) and the success of the antegrade...
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Baseline angina burden predicts quality of life and functional improvement in patients with viable myocardium treated for chronic total occlusion
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is a common finding in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease and has a distinctive role in these...
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A case of chronic total occlusion in popliteal artery recanalized by double snare piercing technique
BackgroundAlthough majority of cases with chronic total occlusion (CTO) in femoro-popliteal lesion were treated with antegrade approach only, some...
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Clinical Outcome of Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty Versus Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for the Treatment of Coronary Drug-Eluting Stent In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusion
AimsIn-stent chronic total occlusion (IS-CTO) represents a unique challenge for percutaneous coronary intervention. Whether the optimal treatment for...
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Percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion of the left circumflex branch in mirror dextrocardia: a case report
BackgroundMirror dextrocardia (MDC) is a condition in which the heart is located in a mirror-image position on the right side of the chest compared...
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The predictive value of the triglyceride—glucose index for cardiovascular events in patients with coronary chronic total occlusion
BackgroundChronic total occlusion (CTO) of the coronary artery is a difficult problem in clinical practice. The triglyceride – glucose (TyG) index is...
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Predictors and prognosis of PCI-related myocardial injury in chronic total occlusion
BackgroundPeriprocedural myocardial injury (PMI) is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary...
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Predicting the Success Rate of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Prior Failed Chronic Total Occlusion: a Novel Scoring System
To investigate a scoring system for predicting the risk of successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after prior failed chronic total...
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Polyploidy, EZH2 upregulation, and transformation in cytomegalovirus-infected human ovarian epithelial cells
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection has been implicated in epithelial ovarian cancer (OC). Polyploidy giant cancer cells (PGCCs) have been...
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A Chinese scoring system for predicting successful retrograde collateral traverse in patients with chronic total coronary occlusion
BackgroundRetrograde approach technique has been challenging in percutaneous coronary interventional treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO)...
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A novel initial wiring technique for chronic total occlusion of the superficial femoral artery using the structural features of a polymer jacket guidewire
BackgroundTo evaluate the efficacy of the GLadIus MG drilLINg technique (GLIMGLIN), a novel initial wiring technique using the Gladius MG™ structural...
