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CRF Will Host Scientific Meeting February 28 – March 1, 2019 in New York City

WHAT:

The CTO Summit 2019 is a two-day course featuring the latest research, advanced techniques, and state-of-the-art technologies for chronic total occlusions. The agenda is now available online at: https://www.crf.org/cto/the-conference/agenda.

This year’s conference will emphasize practical hands-on training and will feature 12 live case transmissions conducted by the most skilled operators in CTO stenting with real-time analysis by world-renowned faculty. Sessions will cover a broad range of topics covering operator techniques, guidewire technology, and other adjunctive devices including:

• Patient Selection and Procedural Basics
• Case-Based Complication Management
• CTO PCI in 2019: Barriers and Opportunities
• Review of the Literature: “Good News,”“Bad News,” and What Do We Need to Move the Field Forward

WHY:

A complete blockage in the coronary artery lasting more than three months, or chronic total occlusion (CTO), has historically been one of the most challenging types of blockages to treat with an interventional procedure. This meeting is aimed at helping interventional cardiologists treat CTOs. With advanced techniques, leading practitioners of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can achieve success rates greater than 90%.

WHEN:         

February 28-March 1, 2019

WHERE:

New York Marriott Marquis

1535 Broadway

New York, NY

WHO:

The course directors for the CTO Summit 2019 are:

Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD

Minneapolis Heart Institute

Minneapolis, MN

Dimitri Karmpaliotis, MD, PhD

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

New York, NY

Martin B. Leon, MD

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

New York, NY

Jeffrey W. Moses, MD

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

New York, NY

Masahiko Ochiai, MD

Showa University/Northern Yokohama Hospital

Kanagawa, Japan

Gregg W. Stone, MD

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

New York, NY

Gerald S. Werner, MD

Klinikum Darmstadt

Darmstadt, Germany

HOW TO REGISTER:

Media may apply for registration by emailing jromero@crf.org. For those interested in covering remotely, reporters are eligible for access to CTO 360 which provides live and on-demand viewing of sessions from the meeting.

About CRF

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is a nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to helping doctors improve survival and quality of life for people suffering from heart and vascular disease. For over 25 years, CRF has helped pioneer innovations in interventional cardiology and educated doctors on the latest treatments for heart disease. For more information, visit www.crf.org.

The CRF Center for Education trains interventional cardiologists and other healthcare professionals in advanced techniques and innovations at more than 50 educational meetings and conferences each year, including the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. For more information, visit www.crf.org/ced.

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