Impact of complete percutaneous revascularization in elderly patients with chronic total occlusion.
Renato ValentiAngela MiglioriniMaria Grazia De GregorioRaffaele MartoneMartina BerteottiAndrea BernardiniNazario CarrabbaRuben VergaraNiccolò MarchionniDavid AntoniucciPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
In the elderly successful CTO-PCI is associated with a long-term survival benefit. The results of this study suggest that, even in the elderly, a CTO-PCI attempt should be considered to achieve complete coronary revascularization.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- acute myocardial infarction
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- middle aged
- community dwelling
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery
- minimally invasive
- ultrasound guided
- aortic stenosis
- heart failure