Overview
Randomized registry for the study of CTO PCI as adjunction to optimal medical therapy.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- ≥1 CTO lesion amenable to PCI.
- Stable and stabilized coronary artery disease
- Symptoms (angina pectoris or shortness of breath) and/or signs of reversible perfusion defect by SPECT, PET or MR and/or angiographic/echocardiographic indication of reversible ischemia.
- CTO lesion in a major coronary vessel supplying a significant myocardial territory (vessel diameter usually ≥3mm).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Expected survival <1 year.
- Renal failure on dialysis.
- Stable non-CTO lesions treated within one month.
- Declined informed consent.
- Regarding CMR: allergy to contrast medium, severe obesity, claustrophobia and certain metallic implants