Multi-Level CTO Middle East – 1ST Edition
Thursday 5th & Friday 6th October 2023
Thursday 5th & Friday 6th October 2023
Thursday 5th
Friday 6th
Thursday 5th
ML CTO MIDDLE EAST 2023 – INTRODUCTION
09:00
10:45
SESSION 1 THE BASICS
- Getting started on the right foot
- Wires, wires …. and more wires
- Choosing the right microcatheter: does it really matter?
09:30
LIVE CASE #1
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
13:15
SESSION 2 ANTEGRADE
11:15
LIVE CASE #2
- AWE 101: how to handle your wires
- Changing to the other lane
- I’m an antegrade only operator: what can I do to progress?
- Case presentation
13:15
Lunch
14:30
16:00
SESSION 3 RETROGRADE
14:30
LIVE CASE #3
- Getting your retrograde program started
- Collaterals are not created equally
- Reverse CART troubleshooting
16:00
Coffee break
16:30
18:30
SESSION 4 SPECIAL SITUATIONS
16:30
LIVE CASE #4
- Utility of IVUS in CTO PCI
- In-stent CTOs (vs Ostial LAD/LCx CTOs)
- Case presentation
18:30
Adjournment
Friday 6th
09:00
10:45
SESSION 5 ADR
09:00
LIVE CASE #5
09:30
LIVE CASE #6
- ADR: what works and what doesn’t
- Important tips for successful ADR
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
13:15
SESSION 6 COMMON CHALLENGES IN CTO PCI
11:15
LIVE CASE #7
- I want to get into the subintimal space but …
- Dealing with bifurcations at the distal cap
- My wire is in the true lumen distally, but nothing else will pass
- Post-CABG CTOs: challenges and opportunities
13:15
Lunch
14:30
16:30
SESSION 7 COMPLICATIONS
14:30
LIVE CASE #8
15:00
LIVE CASE #9
- Enhancing safety in CTO PCI: General priniciples
- Prevention and management of perforations
- Management of equipment loss
16:30
Coffee break
17:00
18:30
SESSION 8 PARTICIPANT’S CASE COMPETITION
- 6 cases
18:30
