Ep 8: The Role of CT Coronary Angiography in Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention
What considerations must be made when screening chronic total occlusion patients undergoing PCI, and how can CT be used in daily practice?
In this month's episode of ECR Podcast, Dr Vinoda Sharma, (Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK) and Dr Abdul Mozid, (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK) discuss the ways in which CT coronary angiography can be utilised in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions, and how the procedures differ across their UK-based practices.
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