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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 Brilakis
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • percutaneous coronary intervention
  • coronary artery disease
  • acute coronary syndrome
  • antiplatelet therapy
  • coronary artery bypass grafting
  • heart failure