Very high perforation rate in patients undergoing unsuccessful percutaneous coronary interventions of chronic total occlusions could explain worse outcome in these patients and not chronically occluded artery.
Mohammad Reza
MR
Movahed
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male