Optimal medical therapy vs. coronary revascularization for patients presenting with chronic total occlusion: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and propensity score adjusted studies.
Mario IannacconeFabrizio D'ascenzoFabio PiazzaMichele De BenedictisBaldassarre DoronzoMichael BehnesRoberto GarboKambis MashayekhiPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)
As compared to OMT, CTO-PCI was associated with similar MACE rate; however, CTO-PCI may be associated with reduced CV death, mainly due to PSMs effect.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- acute myocardial infarction
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- antiplatelet therapy
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- systematic review
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery
- healthcare
- aortic stenosis
- coronary artery bypass
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement