PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Moses, Jeffrey W.
TI  - Chronic Coronary Total Occlusions: State-of-the-Art
DP  - 2009 Feb 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 9--11
VI  - 8
IP  - 8
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/8/9.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/8/8/9.full
AB  - Despite technological advances and improved outcomes with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of coronary arteries remains a challenge. However, new techniques, such as retrograde wiring, have improved procedural success rates and clinical outcomes in patients who undergo PCI of a CTO. This article discusses data that support the use of PCI in patients with CTO and described different approaches to CTO PCI around the world.