title: [Angioplasty in chronic coronary occlusion].
abstract: In the last few years, coronary angioplasty has been the object of real progress in the treatment of total chronic coronary occlusion; The primary success rate of the procedure regularly exceeds 70% with the use of improved equipment; however, these procedures are not without risk with a reported complication rate close to that of angioplasty of non-occlusive stenosis. The use of stents has significantly reduced the restenosis rate, mainly by decreasing the risk of reocclusion. The indications of angioplasty for chronic occlusion remain controversial: the procedure is justified in patients with angina; in asymptomatic patients, angioplasty may improve global and regional left ventricular function in those with documented myocardial viability and limit ventricular remodelling but the results of a randomised trial of systematic angioplasty versus medical treatment in this type of indication are not yet available.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, CHU de Nancy-Brabois, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Danchin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angioï
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
vernacular_title: Angioplastie des occlusions coronaires chroniques.