TCT-8 First results of the EXPLORE trial, a Global, Randomized, Prospective, Multicenter Trial Investigating the Impact of Recanalization of a Chronic Total Occlusion on Left Ventricular Function in Patients after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

• DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.08.908
• Publication Date: 2015-10-05T18:30:42Z
• Authors: Jose P. Henriques; Loes Hoebers; Truls Råmunddal; Peep Laanmets; Erlend Eriksen; Matthijs Bax; Dan Ioanes; Maarten J. Suttorp; Bradley Strauss; Emanuele Barbato; Robin Nijveldt; Albert C. van Rossum; Koen Marques; Jan G. Tijssen; Rene J. van der S...
• Keywords: Ventricular Function

In the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI), patients with a concurrent chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a non-infarct related artery (IRA) were recently identified as a high-risk subgroup. It is unclear whether ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with a CTO