Bypass grafts—prior CABG patients
CTO Manual Online cases: 3 , 16 , 42 , 43 , 50 , 85 , 117 , 125 , 131 , 134 , 137 , 140 , 144 ,…
Equipment loss and entrapment
Various types or equipment, such as stents, guidewires, and various catheters can be lost or entrapped either within or outside the coronary artery . Such equipment can lead to occlusion…
Calcification
CTO Manual Online cases: 1 , 5 , 17 , 18 , 27 , 39 , 40 , 46 , 49 , 65 , 85 , 133 , 134 ,…
Complex patient subgroups
Complex patient subgroups that will be discussed in this chapter include: • TAVR patients • Cardiogenic shock patients 24.1 TAVR patients CTO Manual Online case: 113 PCI Manual Online case:…
Lesion preparation
9.1 Goal To adequately prepare the target lesion to facilitate stent delivery and expansion. 9.2 When is lesion preparation needed? ( Fig. 9.1 ) Figure 9.1 Lesion preparation algorithm. Lesion…
Hemodynamic support
14.1 Hemodynamic support: when and what device Maintaining adequate tissue perfusion is critical for survival. PCI may result in decreased cardiac output and tissue hypoperfusion or may be performed in…
Acute vessel closure
CTO PCI Manual Online cases: 38 , 92 , 98 , 112 , 125 PCI Manual Online cases: 18 , 21 , 40 , 44 , 57 , 68 ,…
Chronic total occlusions
Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are defined as completely occluded coronary arteries with Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 0 flow with an estimated duration of at least 3 months . CTOs…
Other complex lesions
In addition to calcification, thrombus, and CTOs, other complex lesion types include: • Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) (PCI Manual Online case 72 ), • Stent failure (in-stent restenosis and…
