title: Chronic total occlusion--a definite state?
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lamm
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Auer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berent
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eber
mesh_terms: 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