A chronic total occlusion (CTO) is the complete obstruction of a coronary artery, presenting a Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 0 flow and an occlusion duration of at least 3 months. With the advancement of equipment, techniques and key indicators, the success rates of CTO percutaneous coronary … Continue Reading about Global consensus on CTO-PCI best practices
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Frontiers in Cardiology
Prognostic implication of myocardial injury during PCI vs CABG
Periprocedural myocardial infarction (PMI) is myocardial injury that occurs during revascularization procedures, such as … Continue Reading about Prognostic implication of myocardial injury during PCI vs CABG
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging used to identify infarct-related arteries in NSTEMI patients
Non-ST-segment-elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients often present with multivessel or non-significant coronary artery disease. … Continue Reading about Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging used to identify infarct-related arteries in NSTEMI patients
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Managing coronary artery disease: MRI vs FFR
Little is known about combining diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to manage patients with suspected coronary artery disease. To bridge this gap two commonly used clinical management strategies were compared: … Continue Reading about Managing coronary artery disease: MRI vs FFR
Prognostic value of plaque vulnerability assessment for CAD patients
Treatment of coronary artery disease is often guided by the degree of physiological stenosis, as assessed by measuring the fractional flow reserve (FFR). However, patients with a low degree of stenosis still … Continue Reading about Prognostic value of plaque vulnerability assessment for CAD patients
Arrhythmic risk stratification of post-MI patients with preserved ejection fraction identifies high risk subgroup
In patients who have experienced myocardial infarction (MI), a moderately reduced level (≤ 35%) of left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is indicated as the threshold at which cardiologists should consider an … Continue Reading about Arrhythmic risk stratification of post-MI patients with preserved ejection fraction identifies high risk subgroup