Fighting against a rock - CTO and calcification

Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2023 Clinical Case submissions

Facilitators: E. Christiansen, G. Leibundgut, K. N. Khan

Speakers: M. Abdirashid, M. Abo Bakr Elbayoumi, S. Basavarajaiah, A. Hashemi, S. Mohdnazri, J.P. Sanchez-Luna, A. Shawky Elserafy, J. Zaman

Summary

This series of case studies examine the challenges posed by chronic total occlusion in combination with calcification in coronary arteries. Discover the strategies deployed to navigate complicated situations, offering valuable guidance for overcoming arduous obstacles in the field of interventional cardiology.

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When CTO and calcification meet together
Use of OCT to treat nodular calcium and ISR in a recently opened CTO
Subintimal external plaque crush for dislodging an entrapped rota
Orbital atherectomy of a chronically occluded RCA; a road less travelled
Not so pleasant surprises you can obtain with orbital atherectomy
An uncrossable proximal cap and heavily calcified RCA CTO
When the challenge is not the CTO but the calcium
Extreme measures to overcome an uncrossable CTO lesion

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Fighting against a rock - CTO and calcification

Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2023 Clinical Case submissions

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