Time-dependent morphologic characteristics in angiographic chronic total coronary occlusions.
Intravascular ultrasound analysis of 70 chronic total occlusions (CTOs), conducted either before intervention or following dilation of a 1.5-mm balloon, showed that older CTOs have more complex plaque composition including a larger calcific burden. This may explain the adverse revascularization profile of older CTOs.
Suzuki
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Division of Cardiology, National Toyohashi Higashi Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan. ryorisa@siren.ocn.ne.jp
Hosokawa
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Yokoya
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Kojima
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Kinoshita
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Miyata
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Suzumura
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Kawajiri
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Suzuki
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D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional