Impact of Calcium in Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Treatment
While calcium is most commonly located at the proximal cap of a CTO, post-CABG it is frequently present in the adjacent proximal and distal vessel, within the CTO segment, and at the distal cap. 7 Unique to the post-CABG circulation, the CTO distal cap is exposed, via the bypass graft, to aortic pressure, and thus is more likely to be calcified ...