coronary chronic total occlusion

Original Contribution

The Safety and Feasibility of Live-Stream Proctoring for CTO Procedures

08/07/2023

Paul Knaapen , MD, PhD;

Claudiu Ungureanu , MD;

Caroline Lepiece , MD;

Peter Kayaert , PhD, MD;

Gregory A. Sgueglia , PhD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Joseph "Jo" Dens , MD, PhD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Stephane G. Carlier , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

James C. Spratt , MD, FRCP, BSc, MBChB;

Overall, 9 patients underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) targeting a chronic total occlusion (CTO) between June 2021 and January 2022 at a single Belgian center using the virtual proctoring approach. For this assessment, the...

Overall, 9 patients underwent a...

08/07/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Antegrade Dissection Re-entry for Management of Retained Microcatheter Tips During PCI for Chronic Total Occlusion: A Case Series

11/04/2022

Antonis N. Pavlidis , MD, PhD;

Thomas E. Kaier , MD, MBA, PhD;

Nicholas Aroney , MBBS;

Andreas S. Kalogeropoulos , MD, PhD, FRCP;

Chandan D. Bhavnani , MBBS;

Maciej Marciniak , PhD;

Application of the hybrid algorithm for the treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions requires the operator to readily deploy complex techniques and advanced technologies to achieve successful revascularization. Patient-specific factors...

Application of the hybrid...

11/04/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology