November 7, 2019 — There was no difference between drug-coated balloons (DCB) vs.
Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for chronic total occlusions (CTOs). This includes both coronary and peripheral CTOs. CTOs are complete occlusions of arteries due to atherosclerosis plaque build up along the wall of the artery. CTOs have traditionally been treated with bypass surgery, but with the advent of better catheter and imaging technologies, minimally invasive interventional catheter-based techniques are now often used to reopen the blocked artery to avoid surgery, or if the patient is too sick for surgery. Here are some key pieces of CTO content in this channel:
VIDEO: New Technology to Treat Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs), an interview with Farouc Jaffer, M.D., Ph.D.
When to Consider Revascularization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions
VIDEO: Treating Chronic Total Occlusions, an interview with Bill Lombardi, M.D.
VIDEO: The Evolution of Complex PCI at University of Colorado — Interview with John Messenger, M.D., and Kevin Rogers, M.D.
VIDEO: How to Treat CTOs and Complex PCI Cases — Interview with Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D.
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Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit gets a lot of referrals for very sick patients seeking a last resort treatment in its high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention program (CHIP).
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A discussion with Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., director, cardiac catheterization lab,...
The LimFlow procedure permanently bypasses unreconstructable arteries and leverages healthier veins as a conduit to create new routes to perfuse tissue in the foot.
News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) | November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019 — Results were positive for the multicenter PROMISE I Trial represents the first human use in the...
The AngioDynamics/Eximo Medical B-Laser atherectomy system.
News | Atherectomy Devices | November 07, 2019
November 7, 2019 — There was no difference between drug-coated balloons (DCB) vs. plain old balloon angioplasty (POBA)...
360 Photos | 360 View Photos | October 08, 2019
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit gets a lot of referrals for very sick patients seeking a last resort treatment in its...
A MitraClip case underway at the University of Colorado Hospital hybrid cath lab. Left to right are doctors John Carroll, Edward Gill and Dominik Wiktor. (Photos by Dave Fornell)
Blog | University of Colorado Hospital | October 02, 2019
I recently had the opportunity to conduct an onsite visit to the University of Colorado Hospital Heart and Vascular...
Videos | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | September 28, 2019
A discussion with Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., director, cardiac catheterization lab, Henry Ford Hospital, on treating...
Videos | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | August 23, 2019
Interview with Kevin Rogers, M.D., director of vascular medicine at the University of Colorado Hospital. He explains...
There are always a lot of guidewires used in CTO cases, but they all look the same so it can be confusing as to which is which as they are exchanged out and are all set on the same table. John Messenger, M.D., at the University of Colorado, likes to write the name of each wire on a towel and put the towel on top to keep them straight for himself and staff in the room. Photo by Dave Fornell.
Feature | Guidewires | August 02, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Guidewire engineering has become more advanced over the past decade as interventional cardiologists have advanced their...
Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., clearing a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in the cath lab at Henry Ford Hospital.
Podcast | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | May 03, 2019
A discussion with Khaldoon Alaswad, M.D., director, cardiac catheterization lab, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit on...
Technology | April 03, 2019
April 3, 2019 — Medtronic's Resolute Integrity Zotarolimus-eluting Coronary Stent System received an additional U.S....
News | Catheters | February 21, 2019
February 21, 2019 — Navitian, the new coronary microcatheter from iVascular, recently received CE mark approval. The...
Technology | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 — XableCath Inc., announced that its XableCath blunt and abrasion tip catheters were cleared by the U....
Videos | Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) | January 03, 2019
Interview with John Messenger, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, director of the cardiac cath labs and director of the cardiovascular...
360 Photos | 360 View Photos | January 03, 2019
This is a 360 degree photo during a chronic total occlusion (CTO) procedure at the University of Colorado Hospital with...
Videos | Cath Lab | January 03, 2019
This is the newest cardiac cath lab at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. Construction was...
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...
