Coronary chronic total occlusion: Not only a therapeutic nihilism but also a lack of requisite expertise

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Feb 15:181:344-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.083. Epub 2014 Dec 24.

Authors

Gabriele L Gasparini¹, Jacopo A Oreglia², Patrizia Presbitero³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: gabriele_luigi.gasparini@humanitas.it.
² Department of Invasive Cardiology, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
³ Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 25555274
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.083

No abstract available

Keywords: Coronary chronic total occlusion; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Previous CABG.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

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Chronic Disease
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects
Coronary Artery Bypass / trends*
Coronary Occlusion / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Occlusion / surgery
Humans
Male
Radiography