A discussion with Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., director, cardiac catheterization lab, Henry Ford Hospital, on treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) and other complex PCI cases.
Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for chronic total occlusions (CTOs). This includes both coronary and peripheral CTOs.
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May 14, 2018 — A significant update to the PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global Registry for the Study of Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention) International Registry was presented as late-breaking...
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November 9, 2017 — From numerous high-quality submissions, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) has selected 12 late-breaking...
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Bill Lombardi, M.D., director of complex coronary artery interventions at the University of Washington, discusses the principles, training and technologies required for treating chronic total...
Videos | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | September 17, 2018
A discussion with Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., director, cardiac catheterization lab, Henry Ford Hospital, on treating...
A complex PCI case to revascularize a chronic total occlusion (CTO) at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Complex PCI and CHIP cases are increasing patient volumes in the cath lab and using a minimally invasive approach in patients who otherwise would have been sent for CABG. Pictured is Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D. (right) who is proctoring a fellow in treating CTOs.
Feature | Cath Lab | September 13, 2018 | Artur Kim, Kamran Zamanian
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a multifaceted disease that demands various approaches in terms of diagnosis and...
The Medtronic Endeavor drug-eluting stent was used in the PERSPECTIVE trial to test its durability in chronic total occlusions (CTOs).
News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 – One-year outcomes of patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary...
News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 — A significant update to the PROGRESS-CTO (PROspective Global Registry for the Study of Chronic Total...
An example of Siemens' syngo CTO navigation technology that fuses computed tomogragraphy (CT) imaging with live angiography to help navigate chronic total occlusion vessel segments that are occluded and not visible on angiography alone.
Feature | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | February 20, 2018 | Dave Fornell
One of the recent hot topics in interventional cardiology has been how operators can use new tools and techniques to...
News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies | February 01, 2018
February 1, 2018 – LimFlow SA, developer of minimally-...
A live CoreValve TAVR case in the main arena at TCT 2017. Structural heart has moved from a science fiction discussion in future technology sessions at TCT a decade ago to now being a major portion of what the conference discusses for today's clinical practice.
Blog | TCT | January 18, 2018
Here is a list of what I think were some of the top interventional technologies discussed at the 2017 Transcatheter...
News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | November 02, 2017
November 2, 2017 — Crossing the occlusion with a guidewire is often the most challenging part of...
Videos | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | October 09, 2017
Bill Lombardi, M.D., director of complex coronary artery interventions at the University of Washington, discusses...
Videos | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | September 28, 2017
Farouc Jaffer, M.D., Ph.D., director of coronary interventions at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the...
Feature | TCT | November 09, 2017
November 9, 2017 — From numerous high-quality submissions, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) has...
The LimFlow Percutaneous Deep Vein Arterialization System (pDVA) converts veins into arteries to restore blood flow in critical limb ischemia (CLI). This image shows how the covered stents used with the system connect to create a new arterial pathway.
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | August 02, 2017
Aug. 1, 2017 — LimFlow SA announced publication of positive results from the pilot study of the LimFlow Percutaneous...
News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | June 28, 2017
June 28, 2017 — Royal Philips recently announced the relaunch of its Pioneer Plus...
News | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | March 29, 2017 | Dave Fornell
March 29, 2017 — In patients with a complete, persistent arterial blockage, medication alone was found to be equal...
News | Cardiac Imaging | March 16, 2017
March 16, 2017 — During the 66th Annual Scientific Session & Expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC),...
