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Ioannis Tsiafoutis1, Theodoros Zografos1, Mike Koutouzis1

  • 1Athens Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece.

The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
|November 22, 2023
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This case study details a percutaneous coronary intervention for a blocked left circumflex artery. The procedure utilized collateral circulation from the left anterior descending artery to treat the chronic total occlusion.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide.
  • Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) present unique challenges in revascularization.
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a primary treatment modality for CTOs.

Keywords:
percutaneous coronary interventionchronic total occlusion

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