Live cases from CTO Summit Brazil

In the frame of our collaboration with CTO Summit Brazil, we will be streaming in live from Kantonsspital St Gallen (Switzerland) 2 CTO Cases performed by Dr Yamane and Dr Weilenmann.

• Patient: Male 63 years old
• Angina CCS II and dyspnea NYHA II
• Treadmill test with angina but normal ECG
• Peripheral arterial disease Fontaine IIb
• CVRF: former smoker (80py), hypertension, dyslipidemia, IDDM
• Echo: LVEF 69%, inferobasal hypokinesia, no valvular disease
• Renal function: eGFR =>90 ml/min/1.73m2
• CAG 25.8.17: severe LAD stenosis, CX without relevant stenosis; short, but calcified CTO of tortuous RCA
• 25.8.17 PCI of LAD with DES
• CAG 25.8.17: severe LAD stenosis, CX without relevant stenosis; short, but calcified CTO of tortuous RCA
• C-CTO score 2

• Patient: Male 63 years old
• History of silent inferior myocardial infarction
• No angina, dyspnea NYHA II
• Treadmill test: no angina but limiting dyspnea, ST segment normal
• CVRF: former smoker, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia
• Echo: reduced LVEF (50%), inferior hypokinesia, no valvular disease
• Admitted for CAG on 14.8.17: RIVA and RCA without relevant stenosis, Chronic occlusion of the dominant mid CX
• CTO of dominant CX
• J-CTO score: 2

In collaboration with CTO Summit Brazil