Effect of Lesion Age on Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary US Multicenter Registry
Recommended Citation
Danek BA, Karatasakis A, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Jaffer FA, Yeh RW, Patel MP, Bahadorani J, Lombardi WL, Wyman RM, Grantham JA, Kandzari DE, Lembo NJ, Doing AH, Toma C, Moses JW, Kirtane AJ, Ali ZA, Parikh M, Garcia S, Nguyen-Trong PK, Karacsonyi J, Alame AJ, Kalsaria P, Thompson C, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Effect of Lesion Age on Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary US Multicenter Registry. Can J Cardiol. 2016 Dec;32(12):1433-1439.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2016
Publication Title
The Canadian journal of cardiology
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We sought to determine the effect of lesion age on procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
METHODS: We examined the characteristics and outcomes of 394 CTO PCIs with data on lesion age, performed between 2012 and 2016 at 11 experienced US centres.
RESULTS: Mean patient age was 66 ± 10 years and 85.6% of the patients were men. Overall technical and procedural success rates were 90.1% and 87.5%, respectively. A major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) occurred in 16 patients (4.1%). Mean and median lesion ages were 43 ± 62 months and 12 months (interquartile range, 3-64 months), respectively. Patients were stratified into tertiles according to lesion age (3-5, 5-36.3, and > 36.3 months). Older lesion age was associated with older patient age (68 ± 8 vs 65 ± 10 vs 64 ± 11 years; P = 0.009), previous coronary artery bypass grafting (62% vs 42% vs 30%; P < 0.001), and moderate/severe calcification (75% vs 53% vs 59%; P = 0.001). Older lesions more often required use of the retrograde approach and antegrade dissection/re-entry for successful lesion crossing. There was no difference in technical (87.8% vs 89.6% vs 93.0%; P = 0.37) or procedural (86.3% vs 87.4% vs 89.0%; P = 0.80) success, or the incidence of MACE (3.1% vs 3.0% vs 6.3%; P = 0.31) for older vs younger occlusions.
CONCLUSIONS: Older CTO lesions exhibit angiographic complexity and more frequently necessitate the retrograde approach or antegrade dissection/re-entry. Older CTOs can be recanalized with high technical and procedural success and acceptable MACE rates. Lesion age appears unlikely to be a significant determinant of CTO PCI success.
Medical Subject Headings
Aged; Chronic Disease; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Occlusion; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; Plaque, Atherosclerotic; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Risk Adjustment; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; United States; Vascular Calcification
PubMed ID
27476986
Volume
32
Issue
12
First Page
1433
Last Page
1439
