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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 to achieve successful outcome in contemporary CTO PCI

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

How to achieve successful outcome in contemporary CTO PCI

An image is worth a 1,000 words

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

An image is worth a 1,000 words

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...

PCI in challenging coronary anatomies

Hemodynamic support during CTO PCI: to use it or not?

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session features selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions focused on the use of hemodynamic support devices during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTO). Experts will present and discuss challenging cases where the use of devices like the Impella pump or pulsatile left...

Hemodynamic support during CTO PCI: to use it or not?

Complex scenarios beyond complex interventions, time to take multiple factors into account

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

Complex scenarios beyond complex interventions, time to take multiple factors into account

Chronic total occlusions - miscellaneous

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

Chronic total occlusions - miscellaneous

Innovations and novel strategies in CTO PCI

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session showcases innovative and novel strategies for the percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) in the coronary arteries. Attendees will learn about techniques such as subintimal rotational ablation with retrograde guidance, external calcium modification, and the use of intravascular lithotripsy to optimize stenting in...

Innovations and novel strategies in CTO PCI

PCR's Got Talent - Round 2 - Session 2

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session features a selected abstract submission from EuroPCR 2024 on plaque characterization, outcomes, and predictors of recurrent events in stent failure, as studied using optical coherence tomography (OCT).

PCR's Got Talent - Round 2 - Session 2

Treatment strategies in complex coronary

14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session comprises a selection of complex coronary intervention cases from the EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions. The cases cover a range of challenging scenarios, including CTO with left ventricular dysfunction and VT storm, subintimal tracking and re-entry, and the decision between native vessel CTO PCI...

Treatment strategies in complex coronary

Complex PCI in multivessel disease

14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session features selected clinical case submissions focused on complex PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) in patients with multivessel disease. Participants will learn about various challenging cases, including navigating heart failure, three-vessel disease with functional mitral regurgitation, complete revascularization assisted by Impella, and end-stage refractory angina. The...

Complex PCI in multivessel disease