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TCT 2025 | INVEST-CTO: Effectiveness and Safety of a Planned Investment Procedure in High-Risk CTO PCI

The success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains lower than for...

Use of Drug-Coated Balloons in Chronic Total Occlusions: The ERCTO Registry

Chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) are still a major challenge in interventional cardiology, affecting 16%–18% of patients...

Mechanical Circulatory Support in Complex Anatomies and Severe Deterioration of Left Ventricular Function

Severe coronary artery disease (CAD) frequently causes left ventricular function deterioration, and is often treated with myocardial...

Improved Ejection Fraction in Chronic Total Occlusion?

Chronic total occlusions (CTO) represent a significant challenge in the current clinical practice, seeing as CTO percutaneous...

CART Technique for Chronic Total Occlusions

The retrograde technique has significantly improved the success of percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO). After...

JR-CTO Score for Percutaneous Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions via Retrograde Approach

Technological advancements and technique improvements have significantly enhanced the success rate of percutaneous interventions for treating chronic...

ERCTO Registry: Chronic Total Occlusion Treatment Outcomes

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) affect up to 20% of patients undergoing angiographic diagnostic tests. During the last...

ERCTO Registry: Current Results for Percutaneous Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions

Chronic total occlusions (CTO) occur in up to 20% of patients undergoing diagnostic angiographic studies. Over the...