Chronic Total Occlusion
April 02, 2020While chronic total occlusion (CTO) treatment has been present within the cardiovascular field for several years, there is an increased emphasis on new approaches and technology dedicated to this area. A lesion is considered a CTO if it: Is 99%–100% occluded Has a TIMI flow of 0 Has been occluded over three months There are three main approaches to CTO treatment: Antegrade wire escalation…