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Progressive Collateral Stenosis Leading To Symptomatic Chronic Total Occlusion, Farhan Shah, Andrew Maiolo
Progressive Collateral Stenosis Leading To Symptomatic Chronic Total Occlusion, Farhan Shah, Andrew Maiolo
Capital Division GME Virtual Research Day 2020
Chronic total occlusion is defined as the complete obstruction of a coronary artery, with TIMI 0 or TIMI 1 flow, and an occlusion duration of greater than 3 months. We present a case of symptomatic chronic total occlusion in a functional 79 year old female with no past history of coronary artery disease, previously asymptomatic due to robust collateral circulation.