Prognostic Benefit of the Target Vessel in Revascularization of Chronic Total Occluded Coronary Arteries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous data have implied that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) is dependent on target vessel. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate if the benefit of CTO revascularization with PCI is dependent on the target vessel.

Methods

A comprehensive search of multiple databases was conducted to identify studies investigating CTO patients undergoing PCI in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), right coronary artery (RCA), or left circumflex artery (LCX). Outcomes for patients with successful CTO PCI were compared with those who did not undergo PCI stratified on target vessel. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, while secondary outcomes included major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and cardiac de

SUBMITTER: Skov E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12502019 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature