BookStéphane Rinfret, editor.
Contents:
1. How to justify CTO revascularization
2. How to set up a chronic total occlusion angioplasty program
3. What equipment should be available?
4. Specific basic techniques to master in CTO PCI
5. When and how to perform an antegrade approach using a wire escalation technique
6. When and how to perform an antegrade dissection/re-entry approach using the CrossBoss and Singray Catheters
7. How to deal with difficult antegrade issues
8. Intra-occlusion microinjectin of contrast: when, why and how
9. How and when to perform the retrograde approach
10. How to recanalize in-stent chronic total occlusion
11. How to fix common problems encountered in CTO PCI: the expanded hybrid approach
12. How to improve catheter support during CTO PCI
13. When and how to perform a transradial appraoch for CTO PCI
14. How to manage radiation and contrast during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention
15. Complications of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention
16. How to prevent perforation during CTO PCI
17. How to prevent and manage ischemic complications during CTO PCI
18. Managing entrapped gear during chronic total occlusion interventions
19. How to start and build your CTO practice and maintain referrals in a competitive environment
Index.