coronary chronic total occlusion

Original Contribution

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

08/07/2023

Claudiu Ungureanu, MD¹; Masahisa Yamane, PhD²; Peter Kayaert, PhD³; Paul Knaapen, PhD⁴; Kambis Mashayekhi, MD⁵; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD⁶; James C. Spratt, MD^⁷; Gabriele Luigi Gasparini, MD⁸; Joseph Dens, PhD⁹; Caroline Lepièce, MD¹; Stéphane Carlier, PhD¹⁰; Gregory A. Sgueglia, PhD¹¹; Alexander Avran, MD¹²

Claudiu Ungureanu, MD¹; Masahisa Yama...

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

Thomas E. Kaier, MD, MBA, PhD¹; Nicholas Aroney, MBBS^1,2; Andreas S. Kalogeropoulos, MD; PhD^1,3; Chandan D. Bhavnani, MBBS¹; Maciej Marciniak, PhD^1,4; Antonis N. Pavlidis, MD, PhD¹

Thomas E. Kaier, MD, MBA, PhD1; Nich...

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