Recovery of left ventricular function after percutaneous revascularization of a left main chronic total occlusion
Khanna P, Stilp E, Pfau S. Recovery of left ventricular function after percutaneous revascularization of a left main chronic total occlusion. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2012, 80: 310-315. PMID: 22553190, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.24322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCardiomyopathy, DilatedChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionDrug-Eluting StentsHumansMaleMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPercutaneous Coronary InterventionPositron-Emission TomographyRecovery of FunctionStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsLeft ventricular ejection fractionPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseMain percutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusionSurgical revascularizationTotal occlusionThree-vessel coronary artery diseaseDepressed left ventricular ejection fractionMultivessel coronary artery diseaseMultivessel percutaneous coronary interventionIntermediate-term mortalityLeft ventricular dysfunctionVentricular ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionLeft ventricular sizeComplete revascularizationPercutaneous revascularizationTerm mortalityVentricular dysfunctionCoronary interventionArtery diseaseEjection fractionImproved survivalMedical therapy