Legacy Effect of Coronary Perforation Complicating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusive Disease: An Analysis of 26 807 Cases From the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Database [Coronary Interventions]

Conclusions— Many of the factors associated with an increased risk of CP were related to CTO complexity. Perforation was associated with adverse outcomes, with a legacy effect on later mortality after CP also observed.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - May 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kinnaird, T., Anderson, R., Ossei-Gerning, N., Cockburn, J., Sirker, A., Ludman, P., deBelder, M., Walsh, S., Smith, E., Hanratty, C., Spratt, J., Strange, J., Hildick-Smith, D., Mamas, M. A., on behalf of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society a Tags: Catheter-Based Coronary and Valvular Interventions, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Stent Coronary Interventions Source Type: research