Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in everyday clinical practice – an expert opinion of the Association of Cardiovascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society

Autor: Leszek Bryniarski, Maksymilian P. Opolski, Jarosław Wójcik, Maciej Lesiak, Tomasz Pawłowski, Jakub Drozd, Wojciech Wojakowski, Sławomir Surowiec, Maciej Dąbrowski, Adam Witkowski, Dariusz Dudek, Marek Grygier, Stanisław Bartuś
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Advances in Interventional Cardiology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 6-20 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1734-9338
1897-4295
DOI: 10.5114/aic.2021.104763
Popis: Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) are increasingly encountered during invasive and non-invasive coronary angiography and remain the most challenging lesions for percutaneous revascularization. During recent years success rates and safety outcomes of CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have substantially improved, particularly due to the introduction of new techniques and dedicated equipment as well as specialized training programs of CTO operators. Significantly, the steady advances in CTO PCI techniques have coincided with the new data from randomized clinical trials supporting the role of percutaneous recanalization of CTO in relieving angina and improving the quality of life. The current expert consensus document outlines the rationale, clinical outcomes as well as technical, safety and reimbursement issues of CTO PCI. In addition, the requirements for achieving and maintaining competency in CTO PCI among interventional cardiologists are discussed. Finally, we present the modified hybrid algorithm (the so-called Polish hybrid algorithm) providing some unique refinements to the contemporary CTO PCI strategies. Continuous efforts (including active engagement with the payer) are urgently needed to increase guideline-recommended referrals to CTO PCI, and thus improve the quality of life of CTO patients in Poland.
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