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SUBMITTER: Opolski MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4578159 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Opolski Maksymilian P MP Ó Hartaigh Bríain B Berman Daniel S DS Budoff Matthew J MJ Achenbach Stephan S Al-Mallah Mouaz M Andreini Daniele D Cademartiri Filippo F Chang Hyuk-Jae HJ Chinnaiyan Kavitha K Chow Benjamin J W BJ Hadamitzky Martin M Hausleiter Joerg J Feuchtner Gudrun G Kim Yong-Jin YJ Kaufmann Philipp A PA Leipsic Jonathon J Maffei Erica E Pontone Gianluca G Raff Gilbert G Shaw Leslee J LJ Villines Todd C TC Min James K JK
Heart (British Cardiac Society) 20150615 15
<h4>Objective</h4>Data describing the prevalence, characteristics and management of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) in patients undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA) have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, characteristics and treatment strategies of CTO identified by CCTA.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified 23 745 patients who underwent CCTA for suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) from the prospective international CCTA registry. Baseline cli ...[more]