Double "full moon" CTO plaque detected by computed tomography could predict high-grade debulking techniques: A

Giuseppe Panuccio1,2, Carsten Skurk1,3, Ulf Landmesser1,3,4

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité Berlin Berlin Germany.

Summary

Circular "Full Moon" plaques in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) can predict procedure complexity. Cardiac tomography (CT) aids in identifying these lesions, guiding treatment, and improving success rates for CTO-PCI.

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