Chronic total occlusions in Sweden--a report from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR).

INTRODUCTION: Evidence for the current guidelines for the treatment of patients with chronic total occlusions (CTO) in coronary arteries is limited. In this study we identified all CTO patients registered in the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) and studied the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Truls Råmunddal, Loes P Hoebers, Jose P S Henriques, Christian Dworeck, Oskar Angerås, Jacob Odenstedt, Dan Ioanes, Göran Olivecrona, Jan Harnek, Ulf Jensen, Mikael Aasa, Risto Jussila, Stefan James, Bo Lagerqvist, Göran Matejka, Per Albertsson, Elmir Omerovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4130518?pdf=render