January 1, 1992

Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of chronic total occlusions. Primary success, restenosis, and long-term clinical follow-up.

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In well-selected cases, the success rate for angioplasty of chronic total occlusion is acceptable. Furthermore, long-term clinical benefit is suggested by the high freedom from coronary surgery, myocardial infarction, and death in the patients who underwent successful revascularization.

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