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Author(s):
Gerald S Werner
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6 years ago
Philips Healthcare, in collaboration with Radcliffe Cardiology, are pleased to present another expert video case study filmed at the laboratory of Prof. Gerald Werner (Darmstadt, DE). Prof. Werner, a world-renowned operator in the treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs), demonstrates in a practical setting the techniques and tools that he employs to maximise outcomes for his patients. This…
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Paul Knaapen
Research Area(s) / Expertise:
Job title: Interventional Cardiologist and Professor
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Gerald Werner
Research Area(s) / Expertise:
Job title: MD
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Author(s):
Gerald S Werner
Added:
6 years ago
Philips, in collaboration with Radcliffe Cardiology, are pleased to present an expert video case study filmed at the laboratory of Prof. Gerald Werner (Darmstadt, DE). Prof. Werner, a world-renowned operator in the treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs), demonstrates in a practical setting the techniques and tools that he employs to maximise outcomes for his patients. This recorded case…
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Foreword
Author(s):
Simon Kennon
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3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Nicolaus Reifart
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3 years ago
Definition and Prevalence
Chronic coronary occlusions (CTOs) are defifined as lesions with Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 0 flow older than three months (either angiographically proven or with high clinical likelihood). 1 According to a recent Canadian registry, CTOs are detected in about 30 % of patients with symptomatic coronary artery diseases (CAD).2 Likewise a very large German…
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Editorial
Author(s):
Angela Hoye
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3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Nikolaos Konstantinidis
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Michele Pighi
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Ismail Dogu Kilic
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et al
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3 years ago
Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are identified in up to one third of patients with coronary artery disease referred for nonurgent coronary angiography,1,2 with an incidence increasing with age.3 Conceptually, you may argue that the motivation to reopen a totally blocked artery is not as strong as for subocclusive lesions, that have the potential to progress and cause acute events. The…
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Author(s):
Nikolaos Konstantinidis
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Georgios Sianos
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3 years ago
Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are identified in up to one-third of all patients referred for diagnostic coronary angiography,1 with an incidence increasing with age.2 CTOs still represent the most technically challenging lesion subset that interventional cardiologists face. The benefits of successful CTO recanalisation are related to improved survival,3,4 most notably in patients with…
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