[Percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion]
Nachtnebel A, Warmuth M
Record ID 32013000916
German
Authors' objectives:
Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) are defined as completely occluded coronary arteries with an occlusion duration of at least 3 months. This report compares efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) to medical treatment or coronary bypass graft surgery (CABG).
Authors' recommendations:
Due to methodological limitations of the included studies, the quality of evidence for safety according to GRADE is moderate. For efficacy, the quality of evidence cannot be assessed due to the absence of (prospective) controlled studies.
The available evidence is currently insufficient to assess the efficacy and safety of PCI for CTOs in comparison to the respective standard therapies. Therefore, the inclusion into the hospital benefit catalogue is currently not recommended, either for operable or for inoperable patients.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2013
URL for published report:
http://eprints.hta.lbg.ac.at/1000/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Austria
MeSH Terms
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Chronic Disease
Contact
Organisation Name:
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for fuer Health Technology Assessment (LBI-HTA), Garnisongasse 7/rechte Stiege Mezzanin (Top 20), 1090 Vienna, Austria. Tel: +43 1 236 8119 - 0 Fax: +43 1 236 8119 - 99
Contact Name:
tarquin.mittermayr@aihta.at
Contact Email:
office@aihta.at
Copyright:
Ludwig Boltzmann Institut fuer Health Technology Assessment (LBI-HTA)
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