Short ‐term and long‐term clinical outcomes of rotational atherectomy in resistant chronic total occlusion

ConclusionThe treatment of RA is safe and feasible for resistant CTO lesions with heavy calcification. The short‐ and long‐term clinical outcomes of the treatment of RA were excellent and comparable with those not needing RA for CTO PCI.

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Source: Journal of Interventional Cardiology - January 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wei ‐Chieh Huang, Hsin‐I Teng, Wan‐Leong Chan, Tse‐Min Lu Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Source Type: research

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