Calcification on CTCA of a CTO and PCI Outcomes

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorSandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust

About this trial

A chronic total occlusion (CTO) is present in 15-20% of patients who are referred for invasive coronary angiography. CTO Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) procedure success rates have increased over the years and can be as high as 90% when performed by high-volume CTO operators.Procedurally, excess calcification in the CTO anatomy is one factor which makes it difficult to complete the procedure or obtain ideal stent expansion. Excess calcification is best identified by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography (CTCA) rather than invasive angiography.

The investigators plan to retrospectively evaluate CTCA in patients who underwent CTO PCI and correlate calcification characteristics with CTO PCI outcomes and tools utilised for calcium modification.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients meeting all the below criteria will be included

≥18 years

Previous CTO PCI attempt in the last 5 years

Undergone CTCA either pre or post CTO PCI

Disqualifiers

Patients meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded

<18 years of age

Did not undergo CTCA

Inadequate/degraded CTCA images

Trial population

Patients with coronary CTO who underwent attempt at PCI and also underwent CTCA

Trial design

Design model

Other

Time perspective

Retrospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

100 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial group
Group A: CTO patients who underwent attempted PCI

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Correlation of characteristics of calcification with CTO PCI outcome (success or failure)

Success or failure

Time frame
up to 24 hours

Secondary outcomes

1

Utility of calcium modifying tools for the CTO PCI procedure and correlation with severity of calcification

Percentage of patients in whom any calcium modifying tool was used and the corelation of this with the severity of calcification.

Time frame
up to 24 hours

Other outcomes

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