Chronic total occlusion or non‐chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Do myocytes really care?. Issue 6 (25th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kalyanasundaram, Arun; Seth, Ashok
• Is Part Of: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions. Volume 93:Issue 6(2019)
• Page Start: 1067
• Page End: 1068
• Publication Date: 2019-04-25
• Subjects: Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Cardiac catheterization -- Periodicals; 616.1207572
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28275
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1522-1946

Abstract

Key Points: Chronic total occlusions subtend a more extensive perfusion defect size compared to non‐chronic total occlusion lesions. Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO PCI) results in significant improvement in myocardial blood flow and reduction in perfusion defect size. Improvement in hyperemic myocardial blood Flow (MBF), coronary flow reserve (CFR) and perfusion defect size is comparable in CTO and hemodynamically significant non‐CTO PCI.