Table 4.
Overall 3-year clinical outcomes in patients with CTO of attempted recanalization of a CTO in the non-IRA.
| Variable | CTO-PCI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Successful (n = 100, 67.6%) | Failed (n = 48, 32.4%) | ||
| MACE | 28 (28.0%) | 24 (50.0%) | 0.009 |
| Death | 11 (11.0%) | 12 (25.0%) | 0.028 |
| Cardiac | 9 (9.0%) | 11 (22.9 %) | 0.020 |
| Noncardiac | 2 (2.0%) | 1 (2.1%) | 0.973 |
| Ischaemia-driven target vessel | |||
| Revascularization | 15 (15.0%) | 12 (25.0%) | 0.140 |
| Rehospitalization due to | |||
| heart failure | 9 (9.0%) | 11 (22.9%) | 0.020 |
| Stroke | 3 (3.0%) | 2 (4.1%) | 0.713 |
| Reinfarction | 9 (9.0%) | 6 (12.5%) | 0.509 |
Categorical variables are described as absolute numbers (%) and compared by means of the chi-square test. CTO: chronic total occlusion; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; MACE: major adverse cardiac events.