Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the right coronary artery, found in nearly a quarter of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for unprotected left main disease, significantly ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) and well-developed collateral circulation, revascularization is associated with reduced risk of cardiac mortality and major adverse ...

In patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stenting demonstrated improved long-term survival and fewer cardiac arrests at one year. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new study highlights differences between women and men with chronic total occlusions, including a lower ...

The comparison of peripheral chronic total occlusions and coronary CTOs is like comparing apples to oranges. There are many factors that differentiate the two, and merely using the same techniques and ...

Patients diagnosed with coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) can benefit from a team approach to decision-making about revascularization, according to a newly released expert consensus from ...

WASHINGTON -- Patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO) were no worse off getting optimal medical therapy (OMT) alone in lieu of stenting, according to the first trial to compare the two strategies.

In what is believed to be the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of its kind, patients with a chronic total blockage of a coronary artery who received a nonsurgical procedure to reopen the ...

NEW YORK – February 14, 2026 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation ® (CRF ®) today announced the creation of Complex Coronary Summit, a bold new educational experience that will merge two of the ...