Coronary interventions - Mini focus on chronic total occlusions

Clinical and angiographic outcomes of crossing techniques for coronary chronic total occlusions: the ISAR-CTO registry

EuroIntervention 2021;17:e656-e663. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-20-01248

Erion Xhepa
Erion Xhepa1, MD, PhD; Salvatore Cassese1, MD, PhD; Gjin Ndrepepa1, MD; Michael Joner1,2, MD; Sebastian Kufner1, MD; Alp Aytekin1, MD; Anna Lena Lahmann1, MD; Felix Voll1, MD; Michele Fusaro3, MD; Susanne Pinieck1, RN; Heribert Schunkert1,2, MD; Adnan Kastrati1,2, MD; Massimiliano Fusaro1, MD
1. Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen, Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; 2. Deutsches Zentrum für Herz- und Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK) e.V. (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany; 3. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Santa Maria di Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy

Background: Clinical and angiographic outcomes following recanalisation of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) through contemporary dissection and re-entry techniques (DART) as opposed to intraplaque techniques remain controversial.

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare clinical and angiographic outcomes following subintimal and intraplaque CTO recanalisation.

Methods: A total of 454 consecutive patients undergoing successful CTO recanalisation (473 vessels) were included. Intraplaque techniques were used in 403 (85.2%) and DART in 70 (14.8%) vessels. Surveillance angiography was scheduled at 6-9 months and clinical follow-up was performed up to 12 months.

Results: There were no significant differences in terms of the cumulative incidence of MACE (p=0.908) or binary restenosis (p=0.320) between the two groups. There was no independent correlation between recanalisation technique and MACE occurrence or in-segment binary restenosis. Target lesion revascularisation (TLR) was performed in 60 (17.5%) and 12 (18.1%) (p=0.719) lesions, respectively. The occurrence of occlusive restenosis was low (7 [2.3%] vs 1 [1.6%]; p=0.824) and comparable between groups.

Conclusions: Contemporary DART are associated with similar midterm clinical and angiographic outcomes compared to intraplaque recanalisation. The rate of occlusive restenosis was low and comparable in both groups. Regardless of recanalisation technique, the overall incidences of binary restenosis and TLR following CTO recanalisation remain higher than those reported for non-CTO PCI.

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