Chronic total occlusion--a definite state?
Successful recanalisation of a chronic coronary occlusion may result in survival advantage. This report describes a 61-year-old man with an initially chronic occluded right coronary artery. A follow-up angiography 2 years later revealed a spontaneous recanalisation.
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D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors