Optimising CTO outcomes by lesion selection

Facilitators: C. Cosgrove, A. Fujino

Summary

Optimize chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI outcomes through lesion selection strategies. This session reviews coronary calcium patterns via CT, target vessel considerations, distal vessel remodeling, imaging-guided versus conventional approaches, and complex lesion cases.

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Coronary calcium patterns detected with CT and their impact on procedural outcomes in CTO-PCI
  • Is procedural outcome of proximal CTO recanalisation dependent on target vessel?
  • Remodelling of distal coronary vessels in CTO: prediction based on coronary hemodynamic parameters
  • Optimising CTO-PCI: a comparative study of imaging-guided vs conventional strategies
  • Long right coronary artery CTO with blunt distal cap at distal R-PLA/posterior descending artery bifurcation