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Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Prior Bypass Surgery

Authors :
Khaldoon Alaswad
Ashish Pershad
Stéphane Rinfret
Anthony H. Gershlick
Santiago Garcia
Emmanouil S. Brilakis
M. Nicholas Burke
Michael Megaly
Bishoy Abraham
Lorenzo Azzalini
Source :
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 13:900-902
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2020.

Abstract

Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) is the preferred revascularization modality in patients with highly complex anatomy. However, the atherosclerosis process is accelerated after CABG, leading to development of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in up to 46% of the bypassed native arteries

Details

ISSN :
19368798
Volume :
13
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....421a601cfcdd0979659f3b298e5b4068