Overview

Leading practitioners of percutaneous coronary intervention must become experts at recanalizing chronic total occlusions, and with advanced techniques, success rates greater than 90% may be obtained. Moreover, stenting of the unprotected left main coronary artery has emerged as a viable alternative to surgery in selected patients but requires a special skill set and understanding of anatomy, imaging, hemodynamic support, and adjunctive devices. Bringing together leaders in the fields of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) and percutaneous left main intervention, the Complex PCI: Left Main and CTO Summit will be held from the heart of New York City.

These sessions will emphasize both advanced techniques and evidence-based medicine, with a heavy reliance on live case transmissions featuring the world’s leading experts in left main and CTO stenting. Topics to be covered include:

When and why to open a CTO
Left main PCI vs. CABG: Patient selection
CTO angioplasty: Antegrade vs. retrograde approaches; wire and device selection, and essential techniques and tips
Basic and advanced imaging and physiologic lesion assessment to improve procedural results and late outcomes
Pharmacology essentials
Minimizing and managing complications

CME Accreditation and Designation

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 27.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Documentation of awarded credit is provided for registered attendees in exchange for completed online activity evaluations. Certificates of attendance are provided to all registered attendees in their meeting bags.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this program, participants should be able to:

Identify the pathobiologic and clinical considerations associated with successful recanalization of chronic total occlusions
Explain how advances in operator technique, guidewire technology, and new devices have improved success rates for chronic total occlusions
Describe advanced guidewire techniques and other adjunctive devices including the retrograde technique for chronic total occlusions
Integrate the latest recommendations for how to use new guidewires and devices to optimize procedural success while minimizing complications
Identify clinical considerations associated with selecting left main and/or bifurcation coronary artery lesions for PCI vs. surgery
Discuss diagnostic and treatment options for patients with left main and/or bifurcation coronary artery lesions
Describe PCI approaches, such as stenting strategies and use of other adjunctive devices

Target Audience

This program is designed for interventional cardiologists, endovascular specialists, clinical cardiologists, catheterization laboratory nurses, cardiovascular technologists, and other health care professionals with a special interest in the field of chronic total occlusions.

Activity Evaluation

Evaluation by questionnaire will address content, presentation, possible bias, and future educational needs.

Disclosure Statement

It is the policy of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. Commercial support from industry does not influence educational content, faculty selection, and/or faculty presentations, and, therefore, does not compromise the scientific integrity of the educational activity.

Discussion of off-label product usage and/or off-label product use during live cases is made at the sole discretion of the faculty. Off-label product discussion and usage are not endorsed by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation or the conference directors of this activity.

Faculty participating in continuing medical education activities sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation are required to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations. Faculty not complying with this policy are not permitted to participate in this activity.