Affiliation:
1. Department of Heart Disease Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
2. Haukeland University Hospital Bergen Norway
3. Department of Heart Disease, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Haukeland University Hospital University of Bergen Bergen Norway
4. NewYork‐Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center New York City New York USA
Abstract
AbstractBackgroundThe anatomical complexity of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) correlates with procedural failure and complication rates. CTO modification after unsuccessful crossing has been associated with subsequent higher technical success rates, but complication rates remain high with this approach. While successful CTO percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been associated with improved angina and quality of life (QOL) this has not been demonstrated in anatomically high‐risk CTOs. Whether a planned CTO modification procedure, hereafter named Investment procedure, could improve patient outcomes has never been investigated.Study DesignInvest‐CTO is a prospective, single‐arm, international, multicenter study, evaluating the effectiveness and safety of a planned investment procedure, with a subsequent completion CTO PCI (at 8–12 weeks), in anatomically high‐risk CTOs. We will enroll 200 patients with CTOs defined as high‐risk according to our Invest CTO criteria at centers in Norway and United Kingdom. Patients with aorto‐ostial lesions, occlusion within a previous stent, or a prior attempt at target vessel CTO PCI within 6 months will be excluded. The co‐primary endpoints are cumulative procedural success (%) after both procedures, and a composite safety endpoint at 30 days after completion CTO PCI. Patient reported outcomes (PROs), treatment satisfaction, and clinical endpoints will be reported.ConclusionThis study will prospectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a planned two staged PCI procedure in the treatment of high‐risk CTOs and may have the potential to change current clinical practice.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine
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