Download or read book Chronic Total Occlusion, An issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics written by William L. Lombardi and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-07-28 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic total occlusion is the complete blockage of a coronary artery. Opening up such blocked passageways is one of the most difficult challenges for coronary interventionists. The procedures take longer than most interventional procedures and frequently have complications. Articles in this issue review the state of the art in percutaneous treatment of chronic total occlusion.