Impact of subintimal plaque modification procedures on health status after unsuccessful chronic total occlusion angioplasty.
Taishi HiraiJ Aaron GranthamJames SapontisDavid J CohenSteven P MarsoWilliam LombardiDimitri KarmpaliotisJeffrey MosesWilliam J NicholsonAshish PershadR Michael WymanAnthony SpaedyStephen CookParag DoshiRobert FedericiKaren NugentKensey L GoschJohn A SpertusAdam C Salisburynull nullPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
SPM was performed in almost half of unsuccessful CTO PCIs and was not associated with increased procedural complications. SPM was independently associated with better patient-reported health status at 30 days. Further studies are needed to assess the necessity of subsequent PCI in patients with significant health status improvements after SPM.