Trends in the utilization and in-hospital outcomes when using mechanical circulatory support devices for stable chronic total occlusion treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

Eur J Intern Med. 2019 Jan:59:e11-e13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2018.09.008. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Authors

Krunalkumar Patel¹, Rajkumar Doshi², Dean Decter¹, Jay Shah³, Perwaiz Meraj¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada, USA. Electronic address: rdoshi@med.unr.edu.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Mercy Saint Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA.

PMID: 30236458
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2018.09.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Chronic total occlusion; Mechanical circulatory support device; Stable coronary artery disease.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Coronary Artery Disease / surgery*
Coronary Stenosis / complications
Coronary Stenosis / surgery*
Female
Heart-Assist Devices / trends*
Hospital Mortality / trends*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / methods
Treatment Outcome