Main description:

This book discusses the clinical indications for chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization using percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and illustrates the recent academic findings on this constantly developing field of study. In addition to exploring the indications for revascularization and reading angiographies, the authors examine new strategies and techniques using innovative materials and equipment employing the antegrade, retrograde and their hybrid approaches, with a particular focus on the settings and management as well as the prevention of complications. They also describe the future potential of CTO PCI, with emphasis on how the latest advances in clinical science may be integrated into current and future therapies.
Current Trend and Techniques of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion is an informative book providing academic insights for interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, clinical residents, medical students and scholars in the field of peripheral arterial CTO interventions.

Contents:

1 Clinical Indications of CTO revascularization2 CTO PCI in clinical readings of angiography3 Trends in CTO PCI dedicated Intravascular Ultrasound4 Antegrade wire escalation and pararell wire technique antegrade dissection re-entry5 Antegrade dissection re-entry technique6 How to read and find appropriate collateral channel for retrograde approach7 Channel tracking guidewire and technique for retrograde approach8 How to cross CTO lesion from retrograde approach9 The concept of hybrid approach in CTO PCI10 CTO PCI complications: prevention and management11 How to learn and educte CTO training.12 Future perspectives in CTO PCI