Long-term clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions.
Curr Cardiol Rep
; 16(2): 450, 2014 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24430013
ABSTRACT
Optimal treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. A number of factors, including both patient clinical conditions and technical procedural considerations, have been identified to affect percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) success and long-term outcomes, in large multicenter cohorts as well as smaller patient groups. As opposed to patient-centered factors, technical factors can be managed and as a result, a lot of research aims at improving stent technology and imaging guidance, toward enhancing PCI efficiency, in regards to patient safety.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Coronary Occlusion
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Cardiol Rep
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article