Prognostic impact of collaterals in patients with a coronary chronic total occlusion: A meta-analysis of over 3,000 patients.
Usaid Khalil AllahwalaDaniel NourKunwardeep BhatiaMichael R WardSidney LoJames C WeaverRavinay BhindiPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
The presence of robust collaterals is not associated with lower rates of AMI or mortality, but does increase the likelihood of successful CTO PCI. These results have importance implications with respect to the indications for CTO PCI as well as selecting appropriate patients to undergo the procedure.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- acute myocardial infarction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- prognostic factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular disease
- atrial fibrillation
- risk factors
- coronary artery
- left ventricular
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- cardiovascular events
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- patient reported