Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 9, Number 5, October 2018, pages 279-283

Clinical Profile of Patients With Chronically Occluded Coronary Arteries: A Single Center Study

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. ECG of the patient with chronic stable angina showing sinus tachycardia, normal axis with no significant ST-T changes.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Chest X-ray PA view of the same patient with chronic stable angina showing prominent aortic knuckle, rest within normal limit.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Coronary angiography of the same patient showing chronic right coronary artery total occlusion with left coronary shoot revealing retrograde flow to RCA.

Tables

Table 1. Baseline Patient Profile
 
NumberPercentage (%)
DM: diabetes mellitus; HTN: hypertension.
Age
  < 605748.71
  > 606051.28
Gender
  Male8673.50
  Female3126.49
DM6353.84
HTN7866.67
Tobacco4538.46
Smoking3227.35
Dyslipidemia3731.62
Previous PCI1815.38
Previous CABG97.6

 

Table 2. Presenting History of CTO Patient
 
NumberPercentage (%)
STEMI2218.80
UA/NSTEMI6353.84
CSA3227.35

 

Table 3. Coronary Involvement in CTO
 
FrequencyPercentage (%)
SVD: single vessel disease; DVD: double vessel disease; TVD: triple vessel disease.
Number of vessel involved
  1 (SVD)2622.22
  2 (DVD)5345.29
  3 (TVD)3832.47
Target vessel involved
  LAD4034.18
  LCX1613.67
  RCA6152.14