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Does successful chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention improve left ventricular ejection fraction and decrease left ventricular end-systolic volume in patients with chronic total occlusion?
Does successful chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention improve left ventricular ejection fraction and decrease left ventricular end-systolic volume in patients with chronic total occlusion?
Successful CTO PCI is associated with improved LV ejection fraction and decreased LV end-systolic volume, suggesting a beneficial effect on LV remodeling.
May support CTO PCI for LV remodeling in selected patients; reinforces meta-analytic associations but requires RCT confirmation.
Successful CTO PCI is associated with a statistically significant improvement in LV ejection fraction and decrease in LV end-systolic volume, that may reflect a beneficial effect of CTO recanalization on LV remodeling. The clinical implications of these findings warrant further investigation.
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