The development of complex and higher risk indicated procedures (CHIP) and chronic total
occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has brought along new …

I consider myself one of the fortunate who have benefited from their teaching on a personal
basis. I adapted some of their teaching to the Canadian environment, much more prone to …

Background: An inverse relationship has been described between procedural success and
outcomes of all major cardiovascular procedures. However, this relationship has not been …

Among the incontrovertible facts in interventional cardiology over its now 40-year history is
that the percentage of procedures which are clinically successful has steadily and markedly …

More interventional cardiologists are adopting chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous
coronary intervention (PCI) in their practice. This article follows the steps of the PCI …

Through the past decade, a remarkable amount of resources has been poured into the
arena of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This …

Background Both the prevalence and complexity of coronary artery disease are on the rise
in the United States, leading to a resurgence in novel techniques and equipment utilized to …

A practical and technical handbook providing operators with a step-by-step description of
how to perform some of the techniques involved in the procedures, and how to troubleshoot …

Background Interventionists' experience and skills are essential factors for successful
chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI). However, the …

Background Contemporary chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) practice has received limited study. Aim To examine the contemporary …