Silent graft occlusion after coronary artery bypass grafting is detected before hospital discharge and is linked to heightened risks for rehospitalisations and reinterventions in the mid-term.

Occlusion, old, was regarded as complete occlusion of a major coronary artery or a primary branch; fresh occlusions were not considered in this analysis.

Suero et al note that while PCI of a chronic total coronary artery occlusion is now a well-accepted revascularization procedure, little is known on the long-term outcome. Previous studies of long ...

Meeting Coverage > EuroPCR Fancy Coronary Access Technique Disappoints in Preventing Radial Artery Occlusions — Distal radial approach did result in easier hemostasis, however by Nicole Lou ...

Top coronary news stories in 2022 ran the gamut from interventional strategies to pharmacologic studies, as well as improvements in vascular access and STEMI care. The best approach to treating left ...

Heart attacks are often silent and can go unnoticed until a significant damage occurs, sometimes leading to sudden death. Key ...

A chronic total occlusion is a complete or nearly complete blockage of a coronary artery that has been present for more than 30 days. PCI of CTO lesions is one of the most challenging forms of PCI, ...

Among patients with CTO located in the left anterior descending coronary artery, LVEF was significantly higher for those randomized to the CTO PCI strategy versus the no-CTO PCI strategy (P = 0.02).

Archive Coronary-Artery Disease among Physicians Authors: Samuel A. Levine, M.D., and J. A. Hindle, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published November 29, 1945 N Engl J Med 1945;233: 657 - 659 ...