| Literature DB >> 15842978 |
Ryan D Christofferson1, Kenneth G Lehmann, Gary V Martin, Nathan Every, James H Caldwell, Samir R Kapadia.
Abstract
In a registry analysis of 8,004 consecutive patients presenting for diagnostic catheterization at a single institution from 1990 to 2000, chronic total occlusion (CTO) was found in 52% of patients with significant (> or = 70% diameter stenosis) coronary artery disease. Peripheral vascular disease was the strongest clinical predictor of the presence of a CTO. In a multivariate analysis, CTO was the strongest predictor against the selection of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a treatment strategy, indicating that efforts to improve the success rate of PCI in CTO may have a significant impact on management of coronary disease.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 15842978 DOI： 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.12.065
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Cardiol ISSN： 0002-9149 Impact factor: 2.778