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[Chronic coronary occlusions : When and how should revascularization be performed?]
Herz 2016 November
Chronic occlusion of coronary arteries also known as chronic total occlusions (CTO) are found in approximately 20 % of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and in approximately 50 % of patients after coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG). As a result of technical advancements in retrograde recanalization techniques specialized centers can now achieve success rates of over 85 %, regardless of the CTO anatomy. Given the complexity of retrograde CTO techniques, a consensus paper issued by the Euro CTO Club requires interventional cardiologists to have sufficient experience in antegrade approaches (>300 antegrade CTO cases and >50 per year) with an additional training program (25 retrograde cases each as first and second operating surgeon) before becoming a qualified independent retrograde surgeon. The increased investment in time and technical resources can only be justified if the patient has a clear clinical benefit. This technical advancement and the progressively clearer evidence that complete revascularization can be achieved in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease have attracted growing interest in recent years from interventional cardiologists in the recanalization of CTO.
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