Save the Date: Septiembre 2nd. and 3rd. Pullman Ibirapuera – São Paulo Room. Organiza: SBHCI. SBHCI, with SOLACI’s support, invites you to participate of the CTO Summit, that will take place on September 2nd and 3rd, 2016 in San Paulo, Brazil. Schedule: SEPTEMBER 2ND 08h30 –...
Original Title: Percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion of the coronary artery with implantation of bioresorbable everolimus-eluting scaffolds. Poznan CTO-Absorb Pilot Registry. Reference: Maciej Lesiak, et al EuroIntervention 2016;12:e144-e151 Courtesy of Dr. Carlos Fava. Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is a real challenge and have a success rate of around 80% with trained...
Percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusion Leandro Lasave, MD
Treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) Leandro Lasave, MD
Luis A Guzman2014-08-07 Director, Cardiovascular InterventionsUniversity of Florida-Jacksonville
Shigeru Saito2011-08-04
Original title: Procedural Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. A Report From the NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data Registry). Reference: Emanuel S. Brilakis, et al. JACC Cardiovascular Intervention 2015;8:245-53 Chronic total occlusions (CTO) are present in 20% to 50% of pathological coronary angiograms but, even though this percentage has increased in the past years, PCI is performed...
Original title: Angiographic Success and Procedural Complications in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions. A Weighted Meta-Analysis of 18,061 Patients From 65 Studies. Reference: Vishal G. Patel et al. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2013. Article in press. Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) are found in between 15% and 30% of patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Successful CTOs...
Original title: Predictors of Reocclusion After Successful Drug-Eluting Stent–Supported Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusion. The Florence CTO PCI Registry. Reference: Renato Valenti et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013; article in press. Previous registry data have shown a reduction in mortality rates in patients with successful recanalization of a Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) compared to patients...
1) Radiation Exposure in Chronic Total Occlusions Even in the hands of experienced operators, rechanneling and angioplasty of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) results in patients and the whole cath lab team receiving high doses of radiation, according to this registry presented at the American Heart Association 2017 Scientific Sessions. Read more 2) Should We Begin to Use IVUS in CTO?...