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22 May 2026

CTO

Complication management in CTO PCI - Part 2

Session comprising selected EuroPCR 2026 clinical cases submissions

Moderators: M. Abras, L. Verreault-Julien
Speakers: P. Varelas, T. Limjaroen, A. Champsi, I. Pascual, M. Sinani, A. farah

Summary

This session focuses on managing complications during chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI procedures. It presents challenging cases including artery perforations, donor vessel-related procedural difficulties, and intramural hematoma rescue guided by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Strategies to address in-stent CTO and the unpredictable nature of CTO PCI complications are also explored in depth.

Presentations available when logged in:

  • The aftermath of a double-barrel PCI in a chronic total occlusion
  • Unexpected left anterior descending artery perforation during CTO-PCI 
  • Friend turned foe: when donor vessel protection creates a procedural challenge
  • IVUS-guided rescue in a CTO PCI complicated by intramural hematoma
  • Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong
  • How to deal with in-stent CTO?
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