Gim-Hooi Choo

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Cardiac Vascular Sentral KL (CVSKL) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Latest contributions

Complex calcified left main bifurcation - LIVE case

05 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024

An 82-year-old woman with diabetes, hypertension, a history of Micra and RCA PCI 2 years later, was admitted for NSTEMI. The coronary angiography showed a very calcified distal left main stenosis, a significant and calcified ostial LAD stenosis (medina: 1 1 0), confirmed by IVUS. She...

Complex calcified left main bifurcation  - LIVE case

Bifurcation PCI with TAP technique - LIVE case

05 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024

A 72-year-old lady with dyslipidemia, hypertension and aspirin intolerance presented an NSTEMI. The coronary angiography showed a distal CX occlusion and a long calcified significant stenosis on proximal LAD with LAD/D3 bifurcation lesion, and a reduced LV function (47%).
Watch the operators as they perform an important...

Bifurcation PCI with TAP technique - LIVE case

Agent of change: modern PCI with DCB

04 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024

Discover the power of drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology in modern PCI. Understand the mechanism of action, including antiproliferative agents, drug transfer to the vessel wall, and effective inhibitory level and duration of vessel wall retention. Learn how IVUS can guide optimal lesion preparation, and explore the...

Agent of change: modern PCI with DCB

All you need to know on left main bifurcations

04 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024

Explore the latest insights on managing left main bifurcation lesions. Understand the current status of stenting approaches, particularly for left main distal bifurcation lesions. Discover the importance of intravascular imaging guidance in improving clinical outcomes for these complex cases.

All you need to know on left main bifurcations

Optimising outcomes in treating multivessel disease - LIVE case

04 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024

A 75-year-old male with hypertension, dyslipidemia and a lot of co-morbidities presented a positive echo stress test. The coronary angiography showed diffuse calcified disease on LAD, CX, OM1 and RCA. There is significant stenosis on ostial RCA, mid LAD, mid CX and OM1.
After physiology assessment...

Optimising outcomes in treating multivessel disease - LIVE case

Learning - Cardiogenic shock

22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023

Explore the complexities of cardiogenic shock management in this session: understand its pathophysiology, learn about the role of mechanical support (IABP, Impella, ECMO) in addition to pharmacological treatment, gather tips and tricks from expert speakers and gain insights into real-world cases.

Learning - Cardiogenic shock

The importance of SEE-PREP-TREAT in left main bifurcation

22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023

This session is recommended for you if you are seeking insights into the advantages of using IVUS imaging over visual assessment for better outcomes in left main bifurcation procedures. Discuss with experts the benefits of using RotaCUT in lesion preparation for left main bifurcation and explore...

CTO challenges

21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023

Broaden your knowledge in CTO interventions in this session: delve into the complexities of managing refractory angina, gain insights into the unique challenges of anomalous and ectatic RCA CTOs, explore effective techniques using separate cornus branch in LAD treatment, and discover how to address unexpected complications...

CTO challenges

Learning - A mission impossible: smorgasboard of high bleeding risk issues

21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023

Consult this session to explore practical insights into identifying high bleeding risk individuals and implementing effective strategies to prevent and reduce bleeding complications, especially in complex scenarios, to learn to navigate the intricate maze of post-PCI anti-thrombotic strategies in high bleeding risk patients and to find...

Learning - A mission impossible: smorgasboard of high bleeding risk issues

Clinical cases - Structural interventions - Session 9

07 Oct 2022 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2022

Advances in left main bifurcation PCI and renal denervation

06 Oct 2022 – From AICT-ASIAPCR 2022

Discover more about treatment strategies and recent evidence for left main bifurcation, the latest Malaysian Working Group consensus statement on renal denervation, as well as reviewing patient-centred clinical judgement and individualised treatment plans.

Advances in left main bifurcation PCI and renal denervation

PCI calcified lesion - Session with LIVE case

06 Oct 2022 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2022

Watch this LIVE case preceded by a discussion regarding the PCI of a calcified lesion on a 75-year-old male with hypertension and hyperlipidemia who presented with Class III angina. Non-invasive evaluation showed significant LAD and RCA disease, normal LVEF and no significant valvular disease...

PCI calcified lesion

Ultra-low contrast PCI - Session with LIVE case

06 Oct 2022 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2022

Watch this LIVE case followed by a discussion regarding a 75-year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and stage 3 CKD, presenting with class III angina. The lab investigations revealed a diffuse triple vessel disease...

Ultra-low contrast PCI

Tips and tricks to tackle complex bifurcation lesions (left main and non left main)

09 Oct 2021 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2021

This session will be of great value to you if you are looking for effective ways to best manage complex bifurcation lesions! More specifically, watch it if you wish to rapidly develop a patient-specific understanding of bifurcation lesions and treatment optimisation with physiology and IVUS co-registration, to...

How to? Learning useful techniques of PCI in daily practice

08 Oct 2021 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2021

Watch this session to learn some useful PCI techniques that may increase your procedural success rate, and discover these techniques in a step-by-step manner, made easy to understand.

How to? Learning useful techniques of PCI in daily practice

Overcoming challenges of STEMI PCI: case-based learning

13 Dec 2020 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2020

Watch this session if you want to understand the haemodynamic and support for cardiogenic shock, to learn the management of large intracoronary thrombus burden and to define a strategy of primary PCI in patients with multivessel disease.

This session was originally presented during AICT-AsiaPCR 2020.

Overcoming challenges of STEMI PCI: Case-based learning

Towards performing a successful CTO procedure: making sense of all the different techniques

07 Jan 2020 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2020

Consult this session to learn all about the different CTO treatment strategies (including anterograde, retrograde and dissection re-entry strategies), and discover interesting tips & tricks of CTO PCI.

Towards performing a successful CTO procedure: making sense of all the different techniques

Calcified left main lesion PCI

05 Jul 2019 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2019

Consult this session to discover the key clinical data and angiographic reference of a patient presenting with calcified left main lesion PCI.

Calcified left main lesion PCI

Calcified lesions

05 Jul 2019 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2019

Watch this LIVE demonstration from National University Heart Centre (Singapore) to discover how they managed the case of a 69 years-old male with diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia suffering from a calcified triple vessel disease.

Calcified lesions