Endothelial and smooth muscle cells dysfunction distal to recanalized chronic total coronary occlusions and the relationship with the collateral connection grade

Salvatore Brugaletta, Victoria Martin-Yuste, Teresa Padr, Luis Alvarez-Contreras, Josep Gomez-Lara, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Clarissa Cola, Giovanna Liuzzo, Monica Masotti, Filippo Crea, Lina Badimon, Patrick W. Serruys, Manel Sabaté

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Abstract

This study sought to assess the vascular function in patients with chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) immediately after successful percutaneous recanalization and its relation with the pre-existing collateral circulation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)170-178
Number of pages9
JournalJACC. Cardiovascular interventions
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
  • Collateral Circulation
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Occlusion
  • Coronary Restenosis
  • Coronary Vessels
  • Endothelium, Vascular
  • Female
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Smooth
  • Prospective Studies
  • Statistics as Topic
  • Statistics, Nonparametric

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