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Merely subintimal coronary plaque modification improves health status: Not all CTO recanalization failures are alike?
Author(s) -
Campos Carlos M.,
Lemos Pedro A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.27629
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , lifestyle modification , radiology , obesity
Key Points Failed CTO angioplasty was divided in two groups: with and without “subintimal plaque modification.” At 1‐month, patients treated with “subintimal plaque modification” had larger increases in health status as assessed by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire. The relatively small sample size and the lack of a longer follow‐up period does not allow definite conclusion in terms of safety or clinical events.