title: Drug-coated balloon without stent implantation for chronic total occlusion of coronary arteries: Description of a new strategy with an optical coherence tomography assistance.
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. "P. Giaccone", Università di Palermo, 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. "P. Giaccone", Università di Palermo, 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 / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000379:methods; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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)