The authors developed a global chronic total occlusion crossing algorithm following 10
steps: 1) dual angiography; 2) careful angiographic review focusing on proximal cap …

Outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have
improved because of advancements in equipment and techniques. With global collaboration …

Remarkable progress has been achieved in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in recent years, with refinement of the indications and technical …

Since its inception in December 2006, the EuroCTO Club has strived to provide the
framework for state-of-the-art chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary …

: Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) has advanced greatly
since its advent in the late 1970s through the development of dedicated wires and …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to test whether the success rate of percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) increased with pre-procedural …

Background: Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an emerging percutaneous therapy for
patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and patients with …

BACKGROUND Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO)
have reached high procedural success rates thanks to dedicated equipment, evolving …

Objectives The aim of this study was to compare transradial access (TRA) with transfemoral
access (TFA) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Background The few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on chronic total occlusion (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are subject to selection bias. Objectives The …