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Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Functional and Clinical Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion

Dongdong Sun1*, Jing Wang2*, Yue Tian2*, Kazim Narsinh3, Haichang Wang1, Chengxiang Li1, Xiaowei Ma2, Yabing Wang1, Dongjuan Wang1, Chunhong Li1, Joseph C Wu4, Jie Tian5, Feng Cao1✉

1. Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi`an, 710032, China;
2. Department of Nulclear medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi`an, 710032, China;
3. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, USA;
4. Department of Radiology and Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA;
5. Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
* Contributed equally to this work.

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Sun D, Wang J, Tian Y, Narsinh K, Wang H, Li C, Ma X, Wang Y, Wang D, Li C, Wu JC, Tian J, Cao F. Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Functional and Clinical Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion. Theranostics 2012; 2(8):788-800. doi:10.7150/thno.4717. https://www.thno.org/v02p0788.htm
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Abstract

Aims: To determine the effects of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on cardiac perfusion, cardiac function, and quality of life in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesion in left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery.

Methods and Results: Patients (n=99) with CTO lesion in the LAD coronary artery who had successfully undergone PCI were divided into three groups based on the SPECT/CTCA fusion imaging: (a) no severe cardiac perfusion defects (n=9); (b) reversible cardiac perfusion defects (n=40); or (c) fixed cardiac perfusion defects (n=50). No statistical difference of perfusion abnormality was observed at 6 months and 1 year after PCI in group (a). In group (b), SPECT/CTCA fusion imaging demonstrated that cardiac perfusion abnormality was significantly decreased 6 month and 1 year after PCI. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) increased significantly at 6 months and 1 year follow up. Quality of life improved at 6 months and 1 year after PCI procedure. Moreover, patients in group (c) also benefited from PCI therapy: a decrease in cardiac perfusion abnormality, an increase in LVEF, and an improvement in quality of life. PCI of coronary arteries in addition to LAD did not significantly affect cardiac function and quality of life improvement in each group.

Conclusions: PCI exerts functional and clinical benefits in patients with CTO lesion in LAD coronary artery, particularly in patients with reversible cardiac perfusion defects. SPECT/CTCA fusion imaging may serve as a useful tool to evaluate the outcomes of patients with CTO lesion in LAD coronary artery.

Keywords: Percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI, Chronic total occlusion, CTO, Single-photon emission computed tomography, SPECT, Computed tomography coronary angiography, CTCA.


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Sun, D., Wang, J., Tian, Y., Narsinh, K., Wang, H., Li, C., Ma, X., Wang, Y., Wang, D., Li, C., Wu, J.C., Tian, J., Cao, F. (2012). Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Functional and Clinical Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion. Theranostics, 2(8), 788-800. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.4717.

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Sun, D.; Wang, J.; Tian, Y.; Narsinh, K.; Wang, H.; Li, C.; Ma, X.; Wang, Y.; Wang, D.; Li, C.; Wu, J.C.; Tian, J.; Cao, F. Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Functional and Clinical Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion. Theranostics 2012, 2 (8), 788-800. DOI: 10.7150/thno.4717.

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Sun D, Wang J, Tian Y, Narsinh K, Wang H, Li C, Ma X, Wang Y, Wang D, Li C, Wu JC, Tian J, Cao F. Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Functional and Clinical Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion. Theranostics 2012; 2(8):788-800. doi:10.7150/thno.4717. https://www.thno.org/v02p0788.htm

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Sun D, Wang J, Tian Y, Narsinh K, Wang H, Li C, Ma X, Wang Y, Wang D, Li C, Wu JC, Tian J, Cao F. 2012. Multimodality Imaging Evaluation of Functional and Clinical Benefits of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion Lesion. Theranostics. 2(8):788-800.

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