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Pirnat, M; Stillman, AE; Rienmueller, R; Noc, M; Gorenjak, M; Šeruga, T.
Can the degree of coronary collateralization be used in clinical routine as a valid angiographic parameter of viability?
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021; 37(2):379-388 Doi: 10.1007/s10554-020-01984-5
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Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Rienmüller Rainer
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Abstract:: The success rate of percutaneous coronary artery intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions have increased in the recent years. However, improvement of function is only possible when significant myocardial viability is present. One of the most important factors of maintaining myocardial viability is the opening and development of collaterals. Our hypothesis was that with a higher degree of collaterals more viable myocardium is present. In 38 patients we compared the degree of collaterals, evaluated with a conventional coronary angiogram (CCA) and graded by the Rentrop classification to transmural extent of the scar obtained in a viability study with magnetic resonance (MRI). We found a statistically significant association of the degree of collaterals determined with Rentrop method and transmural extent of the scar as measured by CMR (p = 0.001; Tau = -0.144). Additionally, associations showed an increase in the ratio between viable vs. non-viable myocardium with the degree of collaterals. Our study suggests that it may be beneficial to routinely grade the collaterals at angiography in patients with CTO as an assessment of myocardial viability.
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