Impact of coronary collaterals on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

J Invasive Cardiol. 2023 Nov;35(11). doi: 10.25270/jic/23.00233.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the impact that the presence of interventional collaterals has on the outcomes of CTO PCI. We examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 11 205 patients who underwent 11 444 CTO PCIs at 45 US and non-US centers between 2012 and 2023.

Keywords: chronic total occlusion; coronary collaterals; percutaneous coronary intervention.

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Occlusion* / diagnosis
  • Coronary Occlusion* / etiology
  • Coronary Occlusion* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / adverse effects
  • Registries
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome