Impact of J-CTO score on procedural outcome and target lesion revascularisation after percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion: a substudy of the J-CTO Registry (Multicentre CTO Registry in Japan)

Hiroyuki Tanaka1*, MD; Yoshihiro Morino2, MD; Mitsuru Abe3, MD; Takeshi Kimura4, MD; Yasuhiko Hayashi5, MD; Toshiya Muramatsu6, MD; Masahiko Ochiai7, MD; Yuichi Noguchi8, MD; Kenichi Kato9, MD; Yoshisato Shibata10, MD; Yoshikazu Hiasa11, MD; Osamu Doi12, MD; Takehiro Yamashita13, MD; Takeshi Morimoto14, MD; Tomoaki Hinohara15, MD; Toshiharu Fujii2, MD; Kazuaki Mitsudo1, MD; for the J-CTO Registry Investigators

1. Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan; 2. Division of Cardiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan; 3. National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan; 4. Division of Cardiology, Kyoto University Hospital, Ky

Aims: We investigated the impact of the J-CTO score, a pre-procedural risk score for successful guidewire crossing within 30 minutes through chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions, on proc

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