BACKGROUND
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided antegrade dissection and re-entry (ADR) is an emerging strategy for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, its adoption has been limited by the perceived requirement for dedicated IVUS systems and specialized puncture guidewires...
Ş. Gorgulu, Oğuz Akkuş, Sefa Sural· Catheterization and cardiova...· 0 citations
Background: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) describes abnormal widening of the epicardial coronary arteries, generally attributed to dysregulated remodeling of the arterial wall. Combining body composition and lipid parameters, the visceral adiposity index (VAI) provides an indirect reflection of dysfunctional adipose ti...
Vedat Aslan, Sefa Sural· Eurasian Journal of Medicine· 0 citations
BACKGROUND
The anatomical location of left anterior descending artery (LAD) chronic total occlusion (CTO) may influence procedural complexity and technical success beyond conventional CTO scores.
AIMS
We evaluated the association between LAD CTO location and procedural characteristics and outcomes.
METHODS
Consecut...
Sefa Sural, A. Gurbuz, A. Yıldırım et al.· Catheterization and cardiova...· 0 citations
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