The treatment of chronic complete coronary artery occlusion (CTO)<\/strong> remains one of the most challenging areas of interventional cardiology, requiring advanced techniques and extensive procedural experience.<\/p>\n\n During the 17th CTO Days<\/strong> conference, experienced specialists from not only the Baltic States, but also from Germany, Poland, Japan, Ukraine, Serbia and Armenia gathered at the Riga East Clinical University Hospital<\/strong> , thus emphasizing the true value of international cooperation in improving patient care.<\/p>\n\n The event, organized by Dr. Artis Kalni\u0146\u0161<\/strong> and his team, focused on real-time clinical practice.<\/p>\n\n Live broadcasts of the procedures took place from several centers:<\/p>\n\n This year also saw the first live broadcast from the hospital in Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/strong> , a clear sign of the event’s continued growth and growing international reach.<\/p>\n\n Participants had the opportunity to observe complex CTO PCI procedures in real-time, followed by case study discussions and technical analysis.<\/p>\n\n Events in this format remain particularly important in interventional cardiology, where skills are developed through hands-on experience, peer discussions and experience sharing. In the end, it all boils down to one goal \u2013 to improve patient care. The 17th CTO Days conference in Riga brought together interventional cardiology specialists from different countries for a joint analysis and exchange of experience in the treatment of complex chronic coronary artery blockages (CTOs). The program focuses on real-time procedure monitoring, clinical case analysis, and discussion of technical solutions. Such conferences directly contribute to the improvement of clinical practice and the improvement of the quality of patient care. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":11926,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[182,666,663,665,664,662,667,322],"class_list":["post-11921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-ambercell-en","tag-coronary-artery-occlusion","tag-cto","tag-cto-conference","tag-cto-pci","tag-healthcare-management","tag-international-medical-collaboration","tag-interventional-cardiology-en"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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