Extraplaque versus intraplaque tracking in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.
Michael MegalyKevin BudaJudit KaracsonyiSpyridon KostantinisBahadir SimsekMir Babar BasirKambis MashayekhiStephane RinfretMargaret McEntegartMasahisa YamaneLorenzo AzzaliniKhaldoon AlaswadEmmanouil S BrilakisPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2022)
EP tracking is utilized in more complex CTOs and requires more stents. EP tracking is associated with a higher risk of MACE, driven by a higher risk of TVR at 1 year, but without an increased risk of death or MI compared with IP tracking. EP tracking is critically important for contemporary CTO PCI.