Ken Kozuma

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Teikyo University - Tokyo, Japan

Latest contributions

Antiplatelet strategies for patients undergoing PCI

22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Delve into this comprehensive session focusing on antiplatelet strategies for patients undergoing PCI. Explore evidence and clinical insights on ticagrelor monotherapy post-AMI stenting, shortened dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) durations, the role of CYP2C19 genotyping in stent thrombosis risk, the effectiveness of dual antithrombotic therapy in atrial...

Antiplatelet strategies for patients undergoing PCI

CTO PCI with Asian flavour

20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Learn contemporary tips and tricks for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with an emphasis on specific algorithms to enhance procedural efficiency and safety. This session addresses overcoming obstacles in antegrade and retrograde approaches and managing potential complications through real-world case examples.

CTO PCI with Asian flavour

How should I treat complex lesion from the intracoronary imaging view?

05 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024

Intracoronary imaging plays a crucial role in guiding treatment strategies for complex lesions. This session delves into the use of various imaging modalities, such as IVUS and OCT, to optimize PCI outcomes. Explore real-world case examples, including a sudden coronary arrest caused by focal stenosis with...

How should I treat complex lesion from the intracoronary imaging view?

Imaging and physiology guided PCI

17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session features selected EuroPCR 2024 clinical case submissions showcasing the use of imaging and physiology guidance during PCI. Cases cover topics such as managing cardiac arrest during PCI, virtual reality-guided PCI, low-contrast PCI in multivessel disease, and the comprehensive assessment of obstructive and non-obstructive coronary...

Imaging and physiology guided PCI

PCI of calcified lesions

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session delves into the treatment of calcified lesions, providing a comprehensive overview of contemporary tools and techniques for optimal plaque modification. Attendees will learn through a series of case presentations, where experts dissect challenging cases involving severe coronary calcification, including in the left main trunk....

PCI of calcified lesions

Complex CTO challenges

22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023

Gain valuable insights into overcoming CTO challenges in this session: learn how IVUS can come to the rescue in cases of main branch cut-off, discover successful recanalization techniques for right coronary artery CTOs using very long epicardial channels and explore the best approaches for managing complex...

Complex CTO challenges

How to manage complications in CTO PCI

22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023

Explore complex CTO PCI scenarios and gain insights into complications and their solutions in this session. Topics include CTO vessel rupture after a covered stent bailout, epicardial channel perforation management, dissection from collateral tip injection, and more!

How to manage complications in CTO PCI

Post-dilation from contralateral access site for nose cone entrapment during self-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation

07 Sep 2021

View this successful case with bail-out post-dilation for modifying nose cone entrapment due to stent frame infolding.