Abstract
Despite vast advances in the devices and interventional technique, the overall success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion (CTO) is still an unsatisfactory 70–80%. Compared to successful opening of CTO, failed attempt for CTO has resulted in poor long-term outcome as well as higher contrast dye usage, radiation exposure, and complication rate [1–3]. The presence of CTO is one of the major causes of selecting surgical bypass surgery instead of percutaneous coronary intervention.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for Chronic Total Occlusion |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Guide to Success |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Pages | 25-41 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811060267 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789811060250 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2018 |