Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Cardiol. Nov 26, 2020; 12(11): 559-570
Published online Nov 26, 2020. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v12.i11.559
Table 3 Chronic total occlusions location with number of chronic total occlusions lesions among studies in percentages (actual prevalence in brackets)




Ref.Damluji et al[12]Flores-Umanzor et al[13]Yan et al[15]Choi et al[14]
OMTEROMT (n = 326)ER (n = 212)OMT (n = 118)ER (n = 118)OMT (n = 318)ER (n = 384)
Number of CTO lesions
1--80 (261)75 (159)--
2--79 (60)24 (50)--
3--1.5 (5)1.4 (3)--
CTO location
LAD artery--18 (60)24 (51)30.5 (36)28.0 (33)26.4 (84) 38.5 (148)
LCX artery--19 (62)20 (42)28.0 (33)26.3 (31)36.5 (116)29.2 (112)
RCA--52 (170)47 (100)41.5 (49)45.8 (54)56.3 (117)47.9 (184)
Other coronary artery branches--10 (34)9 (19)----