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Upgrade to retrograde: when and how?
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session delves into the decision-making for transitioning to a retrograde approach in CTO PCI, covering effective techniques and safety considerations for successful outcomes, through cases involving antegradely induced hematomas and ambiguous CTO caps, alongside severe distal atherosclerosis.
Antegrade CTO - LIVE case
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session features a LIVE educational case from Netcare Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, focusing on the management of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) using an antegrade approach. Participants will learn how to identify CTO anatomy through dual injection, as well as how to perform IVUS-guided...
The uncrossable lesion
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session delves into the challenges of dealing with uncrossable and heavily calcified coronary lesions. It features a variety of cases showcasing the use of specialized techniques and tools, such as the excimer laser, to overcome these obstacles. The session emphasizes the importance of troubleshooting, utilizing...
Stent loss and coronary perforation: how to deal with
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores the management of challenging complications during percutaneous coronary interventions, such as stent loss and coronary perforation. The presenters share case studies that demonstrate various techniques and strategies used to address these complications, including the use of CTO wires for distal wire perforation, managing...
CTO within a bifurcation
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session will present various cases of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) within a bifurcation. Participants will learn about the challenges, diagnostic techniques, and treatment strategies for these complex cases, including the use of IVUS, CT angiography, and the hybrid algorithm for successful CTO interventions.
CTO PCI: from planning to execution
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session, with the collaboration of the Cyprus Society of Cardiology / Cyprus Interventional Cardiology Working Group, Tunisian Group for Interventional Cardiology and Bulgarian Society of Interventional Cardiology, covers planning and execution of CTO PCI procedures. It includes case discussions on treatment dilemmas, overcoming frequently encountered...
Physiology guided post-DCB treatment to safely limit stenting. Validation in complex clinical settings with the optical Optowire III pressure guidewire
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Follow this session to discover how accurate resting index can inform decision-making for DCB in CTO patients and understand the role of physiology in a new PCI workflow for complex MVD. Thus, you will learn about a DCB intention-to-treat strategy guided by post-PCI coronary physiology in...
PCI in challenging coronary anatomies
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores various complex PCI cases, providing insights and solutions for navigating challenging coronary anatomies. The discussions cover techniques for crossing difficult paths, the role of PCI as a backup for CABG, and the use of specialized tools like balloons and rotablation when standard approaches...
Chronic total occlusions - miscellaneous
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
How to achieve successful outcome in contemporary CTO PCI
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
