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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Stentless PCI
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores various stentless percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) strategies, including drug-coated balloon (DCB)-only PCI for chronic total occlusions and de-novo coronary lesions, as well as the use of magnesium resorbable scaffolds. Attendees will learn about the rationale, techniques, and outcomes of these "leave nothing behind"...
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...
The big challenge: CTO post-CABG
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
