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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Imaging methods and practice2026

Impact of myocardial perfusion abnormalities on clinical outcomes in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions.

Jesper Boes Henningsen, Marc Meller Søndergaard, Steen Hyldgaard Jørgensen, Jacob Hartmann Søby, Morten Böttcher, Laust Dupont Rasmussen, Evald Høj Christiansen, Emil Nielsen Holck, Lisette Okkels Jensen, Karsten Tange Veien and 4 more

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Jesper Boes HenningsenDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-20, Aalborg 9000, Denmark.
Marc Meller SøndergaardDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-20, Aalborg 9000, Denmark.
Steen Hyldgaard JørgensenDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-20, Aalborg 9000, Denmark.
Jacob Hartmann SøbyDepartment of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, University Clinic for Cardiovascular Research, Herning, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1493-5600
Morten BöttcherDepartment of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, University Clinic for Cardiovascular Research, Herning, Denmark.
Laust Dupont RasmussenDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-20, Aalborg 9000, Denmark.
Evald Høj ChristiansenDepartment of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Emil Nielsen HolckDepartment of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Horsens Regional Hospital, Horsens, Denmark.
Lisette Okkels JensenDepartment of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Karsten Tange VeienDepartment of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Kirsten BoucheloucheDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Christian Torp PedersenDepartment of Cardiology and Clinical Investigation, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark.
Kristian Hay KragholmDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-20, Aalborg 9000, Denmark.
Ashkan EftekhariDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Hobrovej 18-20, Aalborg 9000, Denmark.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2871-8279

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Abstract

Introduction: Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is used to evaluate ischaemia in patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO), but its prognostic implications following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of CTO remain uncertain. Purpose: To evaluate outcomes in patients treated with CTO-PCI stratified by moderate-severe ischaemia on MPI prior to intervention. Methods and results: Patients from the Western Danish Heart Registry assessed by nuclear MPI and subsequently treated with CTO-PCI ≤ 6 months were included. Moderate-severe ischaemia was defined as ≥10% left ventricle involvement. Primary endpoints were all-cause mortality and a composite of major adverse cardio- and cerebrovascular events [MACCE; cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and hospitalization for heart failure (HF) or angina pectoris]. Secondary endpoints included the individual MACCE components. Outcomes were compared between patients with and without moderate-severe ischaemia using multivariable Cox regression and competing risk regression at 90-day and 5-year follow-ups. Among 319 patients, 208 (65.2%) had moderate-severe ischaemia. All-cause mortality was similar between patients with and without moderate-severe ischaemia [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 1.12, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.52-2.43], Conclusion: Moderate-severe ischaemia on nuclear MPI was not associated with differences in mortality or MACCE after CTO-PCI but was associated with a lower long-term risk of angina hospitalization.

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angina pectorischronic total occlusionscoronary artery diseaseischaemiamyocardial perfusionpercutaneous coronary intervention

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PMCPMC12781094

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