Chronic Total Occlusion Coronary Intervention: In Search of a Definitive Benefit

Alpesh Shah

doi:10.14797/mdcj-14-1-50

Chronic Total Occlusion Coronary Intervention: In Search of a Definitive Benefit

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 14 (2018): Issue 1

By: Alpesh Shah

Open Access

|Jan 2018

Abstract

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic coronary total occlusion is the latest frontier in percutaneous intervention. There are vast improvements in the initial success and safety of the procedure as well as a better understanding of appropriateness and benefits. Advances in technology and skill allow for increased utilization of PCI in cases of chronic coronary total occlusion, with benefits regarding symptoms and quality of life. Percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic coronary total occlusion can correct ischemia and achieve complete revascularization while avoiding traditional coronary bypass grafting, although survival benefits remain unclear.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-14-1-50 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 50 - 59

Published on: Jan 1, 2018

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

chronic total occlusion,

percutaneous coronary intervention,

complete revascularization,

angina,

CAD,

interventional cardiology,

ischemia,

ischemic heart disease

© 2018 Alpesh Shah, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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