Arash Hashemi
Latest contributions
CTO interventions : tips and tricks
19 Dec 2024 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2024
Explore this comprehensive session on CTO interventions, where seasoned interventional cardiologists share their invaluable tips and tricks for navigating even the most complex cases. Discover how to handle unforeseen complications, tackle challenging scenarios like left main disease with left anterior descending artery CTO, and learn the...
The challenge with ostial CTO lesions
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session comprises selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions focused on the challenges in treating ostial chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions. It covers various case presentations and discussions, including the use of specialized techniques and devices to tackle calcified and stumpless ostial right coronary artery CTOs,...
Innovations and novel strategies in CTO PCI
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session showcases innovative and novel strategies for the percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) in the coronary arteries. Attendees will learn about techniques such as subintimal rotational ablation with retrograde guidance, external calcium modification, and the use of intravascular lithotripsy to optimize stenting in...
Treatment strategies in complex coronary
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session comprises a selection of complex coronary intervention cases from the EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions. The cases cover a range of challenging scenarios, including CTO with left ventricular dysfunction and VT storm, subintimal tracking and re-entry, and the decision between native vessel CTO PCI...
Challenging CTO interventions: part 1
06 Dec 2023 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2023
Discover challenging CTO interventions and how to resolve them. Examine a variety of techniques used to manage a lesion that is only crossable by wire, and witness the use of extreme measures to overcome an uncrossable CTO lesion.
Solutions for complex CTO scenarios
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Explore innovative solutions for complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) scenarios in this session: witness the skillful technique of snaring a protruding aorto-ostial coronary stent, discover the application of the intracoronary rendez-vous technique in managing challenging CTO lesions, delve into a case series showcasing a novel concept...
The post-CABG CTO challenge
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Join the speakers as they navigate through the intricacies of this post-CABG CTO challenge, exploring its impact, management strategies, and potential avenues for improved patient outcomes. Enhance your understanding of this critical issue and discover different approaches to address it through case-based presentations.
Challenging PCI in patients with complex coronary anatomy
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
View complex cases including multivessel complex PCI using distal radial access in ACS and cardiogenic shock, complex SVG PCI, LM dissection in CHIP, and even more!
CTO - Tools, devices and techniques
15 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
In this GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session, learn how a left anterior descending in-stent CTO was rescued by epicardial retrograde wiring, how a guidewire was redirected using a dual lumen microcath, how a CTO intervention was treated in an anomalous right coronary artery, and more!
Challenging CTO cases - Session 2
14 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
This GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session compiles 5 challenging CTO cases and explains how to handle them. Study for example a flush ostial RCA-CTO, PWS in a CTO feeding vessel, rotablation and intravascular lithotripsy in three-vessel disease with IVUS, or rotaburr incarceration.
Innovative coronary approches for your daily practice
20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
This EuroPCR 2022 session presents innovative types of coronary approches used in different Clinical Case submissions: severe calcific tortuous LAD disease, the calcium challenge or IVUS-guided CTO PCI with minimum contrast...
CTO complications
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to discover through various compelling cases how to manage CTO complications, including a case reporting intra-mural haematoma, a PCI of right coronary artery CTO and a CTO-intervention complicated with a dry tamponade.
Stroke preventing interventions: pitfalls and complication management
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Watch this session on LAA closure to discover various ways to manage some pitfalls and complications, such as a massive air embolism, a rare source of thromboembolism, and more!
How to overcome uncrossable CTO
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to learn all about how to overcome uncrossable CTO with outside-the-box approaches, thanks to a selection of interesting cases: ostial in-stent CTO and shockwave, balloon uncrossable CTO lesion after externalisation of retrograde wire, and much more!
CTO cases for sharing
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Watch these videos to discover multiple CTO cases involving complications, and learn various tips and techniques to better face coronary perforation, epicardial collateral rupture, dissection, and much more!
Challenging Cases in Interventional Cardiology
15 Dec 2021 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2021
Watch this session to discover some of the most challenging cases presented at GulfPCR-GIM 2021: a complex coronary cameral fistula, an underexpanded undilatable stent, a rotational atherectomy of left main stem with DK crush stenting using double guiding catheter technique, a cathlab nightmare with stent dislodgement, a dissection of left...
Challenging Cases
15 Dec 2021 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2021
This session comprises a series of cases presenting complications to be discussed: if you were faced with them, what would be your strategy? Watch it and compare your methods with the ones of your peers!
CTO anterograde approach
28 Apr 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
This session aims at helping you choose the right equipment for successfull anterograde CTO crossing, how not to neglect active and passive supports in CTO, appreciate antegrade dissection and re-entry (ADR), and more!
Complex PCI in complex patients
28 Apr 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session to learn more about various existing ways to treat the culprit vessel during TAVI, double CTO on ECMO following in-hospital cardiac arrest, acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and heavily calcified lesion, STEMI and cardiogenic shock, and more!
A mix of complications in interventional cardiovascular medicine
14 Apr 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
In this session, you will learn how to adopt the right method when bleeding challenges guidelines, retrieve a fractured driveshaft tip of orbital atherectomy system by micro basket, guide catheter delamination during left main stenting after TAVI, and much more!
Advanced CTO interventions
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to discover various advanced CTO interventions, such as using an SVG conduit for retrograde CTO PCI, coronary perforation in complex CTO treated by a covered stent, triple CTOs in a case with severely depressed left ventricle function, and more!
Dealing with coronary perforations in small arteries: coils, glue and more
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn techniques and tools to efficiently deal with coronary perforations in small arteries, such as coils, glue and more!
Rotational atherectomy for the treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions - Part 1
21 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on heavily calcified coronary lesions to learn all about how to efficitenly perform the rotational atherectomy procedure in challenging cases, such as extreme tortuosity in a heavily calcified vessel, calcific double bifurcation, and more!
