BCIS ACI 2020: CTO PCI Has No Prognostic Benefit - Is It a Waste of Time & Money?

Published: 07 February 2020

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    Part 4 Panel Discussion
    Andrew Ladwiniec, Mark Gunning, Daniel J Blackman, James Spratt, Jonathan Hill, Rosemary Swallow
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Overview

This video debate series filmed at the BCIS ACI meeting 2020, examines whether or not CTO PCI has any prognostic benefits. They examine the pros and cons for use and discuss if the advantages outweigh the cost. 

Thanks to BCIS for providing this footage

This content was provided by the courtesy of BCIS.

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Part 1

Introduction and Preliminary Poll

Prof Mark Gunning (University Hospital of North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK) asks the audience to cast their vote on the proposition that “CTO PCI has no prognostic benefit and it is a waste of time and money”. Dr Andrew Ladwiniec (University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK) introduces the panel of the debate.

Part 2

Pro Argument

Dr Dan Blackman (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK) argues that CTO PCI has no prognostic benefit and it is a waste of time and money.

Part 3

Contra Argument

CTO PCI is often used to treat patients with chronic total occlusion (CTO), or complete blockages of the coronary arteries. Dr James Spratt (London Bridge Hospital, London, UK) argues for the cost-effectiveness and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion.

Part 4

Panel Discussion

The panel and the chairs are concluding the debate by furthering the arguments of CTO PCI delivered by Dr Dan Blackman (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK) and Dr James Spratt (London Bridge Hospital, London, UK).

Faculty Biographies

James Spratt

James Spratt

Consultant Interventional Cardiologist

Dr James Spratt is one of a small number of interventional cardiologists in the world who are pioneering techniques to unblock coronary arteries by Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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