GAPS BETWEEN AND WITHIN THE KNOWLEDGE OF PATIENTS AND CARDIOLOGISTS CONCERNING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION FOR CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF A DECISION AID

We hypothesized that the use of a patient decision aid (PDA) to facilitate a patient-centered discussion would increase patient knowledge. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of use of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) PDA in patients with coronary artery disease. We also discuss the