Merely subintimal coronary plaque modification improves health status: Not all CTO recanalization failures are alike?

Abstract

Failed CTO angioplasty was divided in two groups: with and without "subintimal plaque modification." At 1-month, patients treated with "subintimal plaque modification" had larger increases in health status as assessed by the Seattle Angina Questionnaire. The relatively small sample size and the lack of a longer follow-up period does not allow definite conclusion in terms of safety or clinical events.