Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Functional and Clinical Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion
Open Access
- 1 January 2012
- journal article
- Published by Ivyspring International Publisher in Theranostics
- Vol. 2 (8), 788-800
- https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.4717
Abstract
Aims: To determine the effects of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on cardiac perfusion, cardiac function, and quality of life in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesion in left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery.Keywords
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