title: Drug-coated balloon angioplasty for coronary chronic total occlusions. An OCT analysis for a "new" intriguing strategy.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: bcortese@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy; Interventional Cardiology, A.O.U.P. Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buccheri
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy; Interventional Cardiology, A.O.U.P. Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piraino
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Silva-Orrego
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Chronic total occlusion (CTO); Drug-coated balloon (DCB); Drug-eluting stent (DES); Dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT); Optical coherence tomography (OCT); Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)