Risk Factors For Radiation-Induced Skin Ulceration in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions of Chronic Total Occluded Lesions: A 2-Year Observational Study

Abstract Relationship between radiation-induced skin ulceration (RSU) and variables in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) was rarely reported. RSU is a severe complication in PCIs, especially for chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions. We investigated the RSUs and their risk factors in patient...

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Main Authors: Chi-Cheng Lai, Kai-Che Wei, Wen-Yee Chen, Guang-Yuan Mar, Wen-Hwa Wang, Chieh-Shan Wu, Ching-Jiunn Tseng, Kuo-Chung Yang, Lee-Wei Chen, Chun-Peng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08945-4