Clinical Efficacy of Permanent Internal Mammary Artery Occlusion in Chronic Coronary Syndrome: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 225; pp. 160 - 170
• Main Authors: Bigler, Marius Reto, Kieninger-Gräfitsch, Andrea, Tschannen, Christine, Grossenbacher, Raphael, Seiler, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 15.08.2024; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Aged; Angina; Angina pectoris; Angioplasty; Aorta; arteriogenesis; Balloon Occlusion - methods; Balloon treatment; Blood; Catheters; Chronic Disease; Clinical trials; collateral circulation; Coronary Angiography; Coronary artery; coronary circulation; Coronary vessels; Double-Blind Method; Effectiveness; Electrocardiography; Exercise Test; Female; Fitness equipment; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; internal mammary artery; Ischemia; Male; Mammary Arteries; Medical imaging; Medical prognosis; Middle Aged; Myocardial ischemia; Occlusion; Patients; Placebos; Prospective Studies; Treadmills; Treatment Outcome; Veins & arteries; Switzerland; coronary circulation; collateral circulation; myocardial ischemia; angina pectoris; arteriogenesis; internal mammary artery

The Clinical Efficacy of Permanent Internal Mammary Artery Occlusion in Chronic Coronary Syndrome (CLIMACCS) trial, a randomized, sham-controlled trial, tested the clinical efficacy of permanent internal mammary artery (IMA) device occlusion on symptoms in patients with chronic coronary syndrome (CC...