NEW GENERATION CTO Therapies

Occlusion in the main vessels leading to the heart is a ‘coronary artery’ disease and in patients with this condition; Complaints in the form of chest pain, shortness of breath, early fatigue and palpitation can be seen while walking, climbing stairs and even during daily activities in progressive forms. In case of occlusion of the main vessels, blood flow to the heart is provided by natural thin vessels called “collaterals”. However, if this situation continues for a long time in which the heart cannot be fed adequately and the necessary treatment is not provided, it may result in irreversible heart failure. In the treatment of completely occluded vessels with interventional methods, a preliminary examination with computed tomography is sometimes performed before the procedure. The patient who was processed later; veins with very calcified, petrified and heavy arteriosclerosis plaques are intervened with wires, balloons and stents specially produced for this process. With this interventional application similar to angiography, the clogged vessels are opened without putting the patient to sleep and by entering the groin with a needle and reaching the heart.