Looking Back
This symposium took place on November 30th and December 1st. Please find a video summary below.
3rd ACTOS 2017from Medisconon Vimeo.
Presentations & Live Cases 2017
Title | Speaker | Presentation |
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Hybrid approach: Multiple roads lead to Rome | Dr. Paul Knaapen | View video |
Live case 1 | Dr. Yoshihisa Kinoshita & Dr. Alexander Nap | View video |
CTO Toolbox: need to have or nice to have | Dr. Daniel Weilenmann | View video |
AWE: Choosing the right wire | Dr. Bas Schölzel | View video |
Double lumen catheter: usage and applications for CTO’s | Dr. Yoshihisa Kinoshita | View video |
Live case 4 | Dr. Alexander Nap & Dr. Niels Verouden | View video |
ADR: Only when everything fails? | Prof.dr. Jo Dens | View video |
Mechanical support: To pump or not to pump? | Dr. Nicolas van Mieghem | View video |
Complications: Making CTO’s more complicated | Dr. Alexander Nap | View video |
Contrast media: Keeping the tap dripping | Prof.dr. Rainer Wessely | View video |
Proximal cap: A hard nut to crack | Dr. Jonathan Hill | View video |
Live case 7 | Dr. Paul Knaapen & Dr. Alexander Nap | View video |
The Symposium
3rd Amsterdam CTO Symposium 2017
Being absolutely enthralled by PCI CTO and the huge success of our first and second Amsterdam CTO symposium we decided to have a third one this year. Our goal is again to provide minimum 8 live cases laced with practical tips and tricks interleaved by educational talks of our world class international faculty of CTO leaders in the fields of chronic total occlusion (CTO) during this 2 days symposium.
Dr. Paul Knaapen and Dr. Alex Nap
VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) of coronary arteries represent one of the greatest challenges to interventional cardiologists. Successful revascularization of CTOs has been strongly associated with improved left ventricular function, freedom from angina and future revascularization, and in several studies increased survival.
Through new techniques (antegrade and retrograde), new guidewires, novel devices, appropriate patient selection, and improved operator technique, the success rates for recanalization of complex chronic total occlusions are increasing.
With presentations from experts in the field, numerous thematically organized live CTO cases, and case review sessions, this symposium will summarize the techniques, tips and tricks that are essential for the interventional cardiologist to decide when intervention of CTOs is warranted and to optimize procedural success.
Learning Objectives
After attending this symposium, participants should be able to:
- Identify the pathobiologic (calcified vs non-calcified), angiographical (length of lesion, proximal cap, landing zone, interventional collaterals and clinical considerations which are associated with successful recanalization of chronic total occlusions.
- Explain how advances in strategical approach, operator technique, guidewire technology, and new devices have improved success rates for chronic total occlusions.
- Describe advanced guidewire techniques and other adjunctive devices for chronic total occlusions.
- Integrate the latest recommendations for how to use new guidewires and devices to optimize procedural success while minimizing complications.
Audience
This symposium is designed for interventional cardiologists and clinical cardiologists.
Educational Methods
- Lectures
- Case review and discussions
- Live cases
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Golden Sponsors