Determinants of One-Year Outcome After Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion;

Keisuke Hirai1, Tomohiro Kawasaki1, Koichi Kishi2

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Shin-Koga Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

Insights

New-generation drug-eluting stents show favorable outcomes for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI). In-stent occlusion and hemodialysis are key risk factors for adverse events after CTO-PCI.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
  • Vascular Medicine

Background:

  • New-generation drug-eluting stents have improved outcomes in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs).
  • However, data on independent risk factors for long-term outcomes after CTO-PCI remain limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate independent risk factors for target lesion revascularization (TLR) and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) following CTO-PCI.
  • Utilize data from a Japanese multicenter registry for comprehensive analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 3,666 patients undergoing CTO-PCI with 1-year follow-up from the Japanese CTO-PCI Expert Registry (2014-2019).
  • Primary outcome: TLR. Secondary outcome: MACCEs.
  • Multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify independent risk factors.

Main Results:

  • TLR occurred in 4.8% and MACCEs in 14.3% of patients.
  • Significant risk factors for TLR included in-stent occlusion (ISO), hemodialysis, insulin-treated diabetes mellitus, moderate-to-severe calcification, and right coronary artery target.
  • Significant risk factors for MACCEs included hemodialysis, ISO, arteriosclerosis obliterans, and multivessel disease.

Conclusions:

  • One-year outcomes after CTO-PCI with new-generation drug-eluting stents are favorable.
  • In-stent occlusion (lesion factor) and hemodialysis (patient factor) are strongly associated with adverse outcomes, specifically TLR and MACCEs, respectively.

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