title: Time-dependent morphologic characteristics in angiographic chronic total coronary occlusions.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, National Toyohashi Higashi Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan. ryorisa@siren.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hosokawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoya
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzumura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawajiri
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: 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