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Caught between a calcified rock and a hard place
19 Dec 2024 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2024
This session delves into the challenges of managing heavily calcified coronary lesions, particularly in complex scenarios like left main bifurcation angioplasty and in elderly patients with unstable angina. Explore innovative techniques to tackle abrupt vessel closure, situations where rotablation may fall short, and state-of-the-art approaches for...
Let it heal!
05 Feb 2025
The purpose of this case report is to discuss the treatment of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a 58-year-old male patient with multiple cardiovascular risk factors including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and smoking history.
Angio showed a CTO of the RCA. In the MR-Scan, the RCA...
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Mastering complex CTO interventions: Techniques, challenges, and innovations
04 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024
Immerse yourself in a comprehensive CTO session featuring a selection of complex and challenging cases from the AICT-AsiaPCR 2024 conference. Discover innovative techniques and strategies for navigating highly calcified and tortuous CTO lesions, utilizing IVUS guidance, managing coronary perforations, and optimizing CTO PCI planning with left...
CTO PCI: Addressing acute no-flow, multivessel challenges and calcified lesions
04 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024
Delve into this comprehensive CTO session, featuring a selection of compelling clinical case submissions from AICT-AsiaPCR 2024. Explore various complex CTO scenarios, including the management of acute no-flow after stenting, multivessel PCI for heavily calcified CTOs, and confronting the calcium conundrum. Gain valuable insights from expert...
Mastering the recovery of lost stents in PCI
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session, comprising selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions, focuses on the management of lost stents during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI). Participants will explore various cases of stent dislodgement, entrapment, and retrieval challenges, and learn about the corresponding bailout techniques and solutions to preserve coronary flow...
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...
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,...
Challenging scenarios in NSTEMI
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session features selected clinical case submissions that explore complex and challenging scenarios encountered in the management of NSTEMI patients. Participants will delve into discussions on topics such as coronary artery aneurysm, restenosis of coronary ostial stents, right-sided chest pain, subsequent occlusions of the left anterior...
The value of IVUS during CTO PCI
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores the role of IVUS imaging in the management of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) during PCI procedures. Participants will learn how IVUS can help in navigating the true lumen, utilizing retrograde plaque/flap lift-and-shift techniques, managing false lumen entry, and addressing other challenging scenarios in...
Complications in CTO: is there a bailout?
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Watch this session on CTO complications and explore unique challenges and solutions, including a retrograde CTO technique with a twist, an unexpected outcome in a right coronary artery case, and an atypical perforation caused by an unexpected equipment issue. You’ll also see how a guide wire...
