@article{ATM25635,
author = {Kai-Ze Wu and Ze-Han Huang and Zhi-An Zhong and Hong-Tao Liao and Yi Zhou and Bing-Zheng Luo and Mahesh Anantha-Narayanan and Rami N. Khouzam and Aakash Garg and Vladan Vukcevic and Nicholas G. Kounis and Bin Zhang and written on behalf of the AME Cardiovascular Disease Collaborative Group},
title = {Successful treatment of complex coronary chronic total occlusions improves midterm outcomes},
journal = {Annals of Translational Medicine},
volume = {7},
number = {9},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Data regarding outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) is still limited. Our aim was to evaluate clinical outcomes in patients after successful CTO PCI when compared to patients with failed PCI.
Methods: The cohort study enrolled 145 eligible patients with attempted PCI of CTO. Detailed baseline clinical and procedural data, and in-hospital complications were analyzed. The primary end point was occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE).
Results: Median follow-up was 11.49±2.01 months. Successful revascularization was associated with a significantly lower 1-year MACE compared to failed revascularization [hazard ratio (HR): 0.026; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.004–0.176; P=0.0002]. A J-CTO score of ≥3 was associated with a significantly higher 1-year MACE compared with a J-CTO score of },
issn = {2305-5847}, url = {https://atm.amegroups.org/article/view/25635}
}