Invasive versus Conservative Management of Patients with Chronic Total Occlusion: Results From the ISCHEMIA Trial | JACC

In this episode, Dr. Valentin Fuster reviews the ischemia trial's findings on invasive versus conservative treatment strategies for patients with chronic total occlusions (CTOs). The trial revealed that while revascularization of CTOs improved quality of life for angina, the invasive approach did not significantly reduce heart-related deaths or heart attacks compared to conservative management.

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Each week, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, records free podcasts highlighting journal findings. To keep clinicians updated on the most important science emerging in clinical and translational cardiology, Dr. Fuster provides an overview of the weekly edition from the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), as well as a short summary of each manuscript. Encompassing JACC and nine cardiovascular specialty journals, the JACC family of journals rank among the top cardiovascular peer-reviewed journals in the world for scientific impact.