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Highlighted Event
GO-CTO - Bahrain LIVE
- 6H
Gulf Optimal-Chronic Total Occlusion = GO-CTO. Bahrain Live
Join us for an interactive live case CTO meeting from the pre-eminent centre in the Middle East, Mohamed bin Khalifa Cardiac Centre. Course Directors Dr Husam Noor and Prof James Spratt are delighted to feature live cases and didactic lectures from world class faculty, Dr Colm Hanratty and Dr Omer Göktekin.
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Optimal Online 2020

Optimal Online 2020 - Day One
Addressing the controversy of LM revascularisation PCI head-on by first providing the statistical weapons to...

Optimal Online 2020 - Day Two
Treatment of coronary arterial calcium (CAC) has being redefined. We explore the interaction between CAC and patient...

Optimal Online 2020 - Day Three
The integrated use of physiology and imaging is transforming the treatment of complex bifurcation disease. We explore...
Optimal Online 2020 - Day Four Highlights
Optimal Online 2020 - Day Three Highlights
Optimal Online 2020 - Day Two Highlights
Optimal Online 2020 - Day One Highlights
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Past Courses: CORE/ABBOTT

COMING THIS FRIDAY: OCT guided bifurcation PCI using IVL / cutting balloon. Watch live here Friday 3rd @ 1300. https://rutherfordmedicine.com/corewebinars

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Past Courses: COVID-19

COVID-19: The Front Line. The Role of Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in the treatment of severe COVID-19

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COVID-19: The Front Line. Challenges in treating high risk ACS cases in the COVID-19 era; a tale of a late infarct.

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COVID-19: The Front Line. Revascularisation options in times of the COVID-19 pandemic- the UK-REVASC registry.

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Past Courses: CORE Webinars Edition 1: COVID-19 era: Managing surgical downturn patients in the cathlab.
Course directors
James C Spratt
Prof James C Spratt has global experience in training physicians in complex and CTO PCI. He is...
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Prof James C Spratt has global experience in training physicians in complex and CTO PCI. He is the Director of Optimal CTO and the author of the Retrograde iBook and co-author of the antegrade iBook.
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Simon Walsh
Dr Simon Walsh has been working as a Consultant Cardiologist at the Belfast Trust for over 10...
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Dr Simon Walsh has been working as a Consultant Cardiologist at the Belfast Trust for over 10 years. It is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. The centre performs ~2750 PCI per year, with 650-700 STEMI and calcium modification in ~10% of our PCI cases.
Dr Walsh also works internationally as an educator, teaching advanced techniques for complex PCI and CTO PCI. This involves training visiting Cardiologists in Belfast retrograde CTO techniques, antegrade dissection and re-entry CTO techniques and other advanced PCI procedures. He has visited multiple centres in the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Asia and North America to act as a visiting proctor for complex PCI and CTO PCI cases.
Dr Walsh’s research interests include PCI, coronary artery disease, defibrillation, acute coronary syndromes and chronic total occlusions.
Research responsibilities have included acting as a recruiting investigator for the >25 multicentre studies over the last 17 years. He acted as a primary investigator for numerous international trials including the Evolve, Noble, Leaders Free and Ischemia multicentre studies. He has been the lead UK investigator for the October trial, Syntax 2, Recharge and Ischaemia-CTO. He is also the Chief Investigator for the Consistent CTO, Celtic Bifurcation and Discrete CTO trials.
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Colm Hanratty
A consultant cardiologist at Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Features in 20 videos on...
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A consultant cardiologist at Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Features in 20 videos on Wondr Medical. Colm Hanratty generally speaks on Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO), Calcium Scoring, and Stable Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
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Julian Strange
Dr Julian Strange is a consultant interventional cardiologist at Bristol Heart Institute, UK. His...
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Dr Julian Strange is a consultant interventional cardiologist at Bristol Heart Institute, UK. His specialty and research interests are in coronary disease and include coronary angioplasty, complex PCI and chronic total occlusions (CTO) as well as advanced heart attack and cardiac arrest therapies.
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James C Spratt
Prof James C Spratt has global experience in training physicians in complex and CTO PCI. He is...
Read MoreProf James C Spratt has global experience in training physicians in complex and CTO PCI. He is the Director of Optimal CTO and the author of the Retrograde iBook and co-author of the antegrade iBook.
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Simon Walsh
Dr Simon Walsh has been working as a Consultant Cardiologist at the Belfast Trust for over 10...
Read MoreDr Simon Walsh has been working as a Consultant Cardiologist at the Belfast Trust for over 10 years. It is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. The centre performs ~2750 PCI per year, with 650-700 STEMI and calcium modification in ~10% of our PCI cases. Dr Walsh also works internationally as an educator, teaching advanced techniques for complex PCI and CTO PCI. This involves training visiting Cardiologists in Belfast retrograde CTO techniques, antegrade dissection and re-entry CTO techniques and other advanced PCI procedures. He has visited multiple centres in the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Asia and North America to act as a visiting proctor for complex PCI and CTO PCI cases. Dr Walsh’s research interests include PCI, coronary artery disease, defibrillation, acute coronary syndromes and chronic total occlusions. Research responsibilities have included acting as a recruiting investigator for the >25 multicentre studies over the last 17 years. He acted as a primary investigator for numerous international trials including the Evolve, Noble, Leaders Free and Ischemia multicentre studies. He has been the lead UK investigator for the October trial, Syntax 2, Recharge and Ischaemia-CTO. He is also the Chief Investigator for the Consistent CTO, Celtic Bifurcation and Discrete CTO trials.
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Colm Hanratty
A consultant cardiologist at Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Features in 20 videos on...
Read MoreA consultant cardiologist at Mater Private Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Features in 20 videos on Wondr Medical. Colm Hanratty generally speaks on Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO), Calcium Scoring, and Stable Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
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Julian Strange
Dr Julian Strange is a consultant interventional cardiologist at Bristol Heart Institute, UK. His...
Read MoreDr Julian Strange is a consultant interventional cardiologist at Bristol Heart Institute, UK. His specialty and research interests are in coronary disease and include coronary angioplasty, complex PCI and chronic total occlusions (CTO) as well as advanced heart attack and cardiac arrest therapies.
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