19 May 2026
Complication management in CTO PCI - Part 1
Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2026 clinical cases submissions
Summary
This session addresses complication management during chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions. It covers strategies for unexpected coronary complications, managing tamponade without visible perforation, rescue techniques for atherectomy-related perforations, managing dry pericardial tamponade after septal branch perforation, and challenges when retrograde approaches encounter thrombosis in CTO PCI.