TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions on left ventricular function and clinical outcomes
AU - Christakopoulos, Georgios E.
AU - Tarar, Muhammad Nauman J
AU - Brilakis, Emmanouil S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Journal of Thoracic Disease.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - A meta-analysis by Hoebers et al. reported that successful chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization resulted in an increase in left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction by 4.44% (P < 0.01) and a reduction in LV end-diastolic volume by 6.14 mL/m2 during follow-up as compared with baseline, suggesting beneficial LV remodeling. These findings are important as the myocardium supplied by a CTO frequently has sustained irreversible injury and further support the clinical benefits of CTO interventions.
AB - A meta-analysis by Hoebers et al. reported that successful chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization resulted in an increase in left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction by 4.44% (P < 0.01) and a reduction in LV end-diastolic volume by 6.14 mL/m2 during follow-up as compared with baseline, suggesting beneficial LV remodeling. These findings are important as the myocardium supplied by a CTO frequently has sustained irreversible injury and further support the clinical benefits of CTO interventions.
KW - Chronic total occlusion (CTO)
KW - Left ventricle
KW - Outcomes
KW - Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
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U2 - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.07.24
DO - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.07.24
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 26380723
AN - SCOPUS:84939604708
SN - 2072-1439
VL - 7
SP - 1107
EP - 1110
JO - Journal of Thoracic Disease
JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease
IS - 7
ER -