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Chandigarh 07th June:- A day-long cardiology
workshop on chronic total occlusion (CTO) was held at Alchemist Hospital,
Panchkula on Thursday. During workshop the three CTO cases were performed
by Dr Rohit Parti and Dr Arvind Kaul both Cardiologists
along with their team under the supervision of Dr Gerald Werner from University
of Frankfurt, Main & Heidelberg- Mannheim, Germany.
Total occlusion of arteries is usually resolved through a by-pass
surgery. It has been seen that due to the risks associated with surgery,
patients are often reluctant of undergoing a by-pass surgery. However, with the advancement
of technology, a new procedure, chronic total occlusion intervention has
been invented which allows patients even with 100% one artery blockage to undergo angioplasty.
Dr Rhoti Parti said that angioplasty for CTO lesions is of
immense use when patients cannot be sent for surgery due to other medical
reasons or don’t fulfill the criteria to undergo CABG.
He further said that CTO intervention is one of the latest
advancements in the field of interventional cardiology and has experienced
significant growth in the last few years. With the adaptation and refinement of
advanced techniques, including retrograde and dissection/re-entry (Please
explain), there has been a significant increase in the attempts of CTO
Intervention in many countries abroad, inspiring many interventional
cardiologists all over the world to explore this cutting-edge field for patient
benefit.
With a good success rate in India, this procedure is usually
conducted on patients where only one artery is totally blocked. It is less invasive
and less complicated than a by-pass surgery. The procedure can provide
significant benefits to patients who have no revascularization options (i.e.
patients with previous CABG who present with graft failure) or may be referred
for surgery because PCI is not considered to be feasible (i.e. patients with
isolated right coronary artery CTO and medically refractory angina), he
maintained.
He further remarked that however, this procedure is not advised
for patients of kidney failure considering the high quantity of dye used.
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