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CTO (Chronic total occlusion)

Find all the latest content on chronic total occlusion (CTO) published on this website.

Recently we have seen an increase in successful percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of CTO in part due to improvements in hardware (guidewires and balloons), the introduction of dedicated devices (microcatheters, channel dilators, dissection-reentry devices) and the elaboration of CTO-specific techniques. To fully grasp CTO today, here you will find here everything that you need to know including the latest devices and techniques as well as advances in imaging, the use of adjunctive pharmacotherapy, vascular access or understanding bleeding risks…

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How should I treat a fractured microcatheter?

16 Sep 2021

A 80-year old man presented to hospital with an anterior non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction and acute pulmonary edema... This case describes  a fractured microcatheters in calcific coronary arteries/chronic total occlusions.

Vinayak Nagaraja, Interventional Cardiologist

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Vinayak Nagaraja
Dr Jaikirshan J. Khatri

Author

Jaikirshan J. Khatri
How should I treat a fractured microcatheter?

Bubble trouble: aortic air embolization and de-embolization during coronary angiography

09 Aug 2021

Air embolism (AE) is a rare complication during interventional procedures and one of the most scaring for interventional cardiologists. Air bubbles in the coronary circulation often result in ischemic symptoms, vasospasm, and even cardiac arrest. In addition, arrhythmias are common and closely related to the coronary ...

Bubbles trouble: Aortic Air embolization and de embolization during coronary angiography

In-Stent CTO percutaneous coronary intervention: individual patient data pooled analysis of 4 multicenter registries

12 Aug 2021

This analysis highlights that, in appropriate hands, ISR CTO-PCI is safe, with similar success rates to de-novo CTO-PCI.

Nicola Ryan

Reviewer

Nicola Ryan
Central Illustration : In-stent restenosis chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention

EuroPCR 2021 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials: PLA-pCi-EBO-pilot, CALM, ISCHEMIA, and more!

26 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Find out more about various studies & registries in stable CAD:

  • Effects of visualization of PCI results on symptoms in chronic coronary syndrome
  • Effect of Atorvastatin Therapy on Serial Changes of Coronary Flow And Plaque
  • Initial results of a feasibility study of endovascular baroreflex amplification in heart failure patients
  • Impact...
EuroPCR 2021 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials: PLA-pCi-EBO-pilot, CALM, ISCHEMIA, and more!

Treatment strategies and complications during CTO interventions

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to develop treatment strategies in a patient with multiple CTOs, to learn how to approach technical difficulties in complex CTO PCI, and to learn about treatment options for typical complications of CTO PCI.

This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.

Complications during CTO interventions

Antegrade CTO PCI with wire escalation - Session with LIVE demonstration

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to discuss how to plan and guide a CTO PCI, to learn how to select the most appropriate wires and microcatheters, and to appraise how to apply antegrade and retrograde techniques in a structured manner.

This session was originally presented during...

Antegrade CTO PCI with wire escalation

Sustained Limus release, redefining indications for drug-eluting balloons

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by Bernardo Cortese, Kambis Mashayekhi, Jonas Häner and Tuomas Rissanen in order to understand how sustained Limus release technology can broaden DEB indications, to learn how SELUTION SLR sustained Limus DEB performs in daily clinical practice, and to know more about the importance of sustained Limus release technology...

Sustained Limus release, redefining indications for drug-eluting balloons

Latest clinical evidence and practical aspects to start Reducer therapy in your centre

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by Stefan Verheye, Francesco Giannini, Martine Gilard, Romain Didier, Tommaso Gori and Jonathan Hill in order to assess whether Reducer therapy can help your patients with refractory angina, to understand the tips and tricks of the Reducer implant, and to get a glimpse into...

Latest clinical evidence and practical aspects to start Reducer therapy in your centre

Bi-directional approach in a complex CTO - Session with LIVE demonstration

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to discuss how to plan and guide a CTO PCI, to learn how to select the most appropriate wires and microcatheters and to appraise how to apply antegrade and retrograde techniques in a structured manner.

This session was originally presented during...

Bi-directional approach in a complex CTO

Advanced techniques for complex CTO interventions (Part 1) - Session with LIVE demonstration

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to develop treatment strategies in a patient with multiple CTOs, to learn how to approach technical difficulties in complex CTO PCI, and to learn about treatment options for typical complications of CTO PCI.

This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.

Advanced techniques for complex CTO interventions (Part 1)