scholarly journals TCT-248 Coronary Artery Perforation During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, Management, and Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (13) ◽  
pp. B247
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Azzalini ◽  
Mohamed Ayoub ◽  
Soledad Ojeda ◽  
Carlo Zivelonghi ◽  
Alessio La Manna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Chronic Total Occlusion ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Total Occlusion ◽  
Coronary Artery Perforation ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

Chronic total occlusions

2018 ◽  
pp. 315-336
Author(s):  
Colm G. Hanratty ◽  
James C. Spratt ◽  
Simon J. Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Chronic Total Occlusion ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Clinical Indication ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Total Occlusion ◽  
Chronic Total Occlusions ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary ◽  
Set Up

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of a coronary artery remains one of the most challenging scenarios in cinical practice. There is much debate about whether opening a CTO is clinically indicated and the procedures are often considered too risky. As a result many patients with a clinical indication for percutaneous coronary intervention (the presence of angina despite medical therapy, with proven ischaemia and viability) are not offered treatment. This chapter will aim to demystify the procedure by explaining how pathophysiological features can help understand the anatomy and how cath lab set-up can increase procedural efficiency, safety, and overall success rates. There are four methods by which a CTO can be opened and we will describe these methods and the anatomically salient features to help select the most appropriate method with which to start.

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