Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
Leif Thuesen
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
≥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).
You may not be if
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
