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Revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions in an infarct-related artery and recurrence of ventricular arrhythmias among patients with secondary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Andrea Di MarcoIgnasi AngueraLuis Nombela-FrancoTeresa OlorizLuis TeruelMoisés Rodriguez MañeroJorge ToqueroValentina LeónPaolo DallaglioAinhoa Perez GuerreroCarlos Hernando SalazarJavier EscanedAntonio Asso AbadíaJoan Antoni Gomez HospitalAngel Cequier
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)
In patients with prior myocardial infarction and secondary prevention ICD, IRACTO revascularization was independently associated with a markedly lower incidence of appropriate ICD therapies and shocks. These results should be corroborated by larger prospective studies.
Keyphrases
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • coronary artery bypass grafting
  • coronary artery disease
  • acute myocardial infarction
  • coronary artery
  • risk factors
  • catheter ablation