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Percutaneous coronary intervention for multiple chronic total occlusions.

Gian Battista Danzi1, Renato Valenti, Angela Migliorini

  • 1Division of Cardiology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.

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Successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for multiple coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) significantly improves cardiac survival. Achieving complete revascularization in these complex cases is crucial for long-term patient outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Medicine

Background:

  • Limited data exist on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) success and clinical outcomes in patients with multiple coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs).
  • Understanding the impact of multi-lesion CTO treatment is essential for improving patient prognosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effect of successful PCI on cardiac mortality in patients with multiple CTOs.
  • To determine the relationship between revascularization completeness and survival rates in this patient cohort.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of consecutive patients with at least two CTOs from the Florence CTO PCI registry.
  • Stratification into groups based on PCI success: all CTOs successful, partially successful, or failed.
  • Primary endpoint: cardiac mortality at 12 months and survival rates at 2 years.

Main Results:

  • Out of 120 patients with multiple CTOs, PCI was successful in 76 (63.3%) for all attempted lesions.
  • Cardiac mortality at 12 months was significantly lower in the successful PCI group (1.3%) compared to the partial/failed group (11.3%).
  • Two-year survival was higher with complete revascularization (96%) versus incomplete (78%), with completeness being a strong predictor of survival.

Conclusions:

  • Successful PCI of all attempted CTOs in patients with multiple CTOs is associated with improved survival.
  • Completeness of coronary revascularization is a significant predictor of reduced mortality risk in patients undergoing PCI for multiple CTOs.