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CTO

CTO

8.8
A long-standing complete blockage of a heart artery that can cause chest pain
  • noun
  • /siː tiː oʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : oclusión coronaria crónica
  • The doctor diagnosed the patient with a CTO after reviewing the results of the angiogram.

Examples

  • Because of his CTO, he experienced chest pain during physical activity.

  • Treating a CTO often requires advanced procedures performed by specialized cardiologists.

  • What is a CTO?

  • The patient was diagnosed with a CTO in the main coronary artery.

  • The cardiologist explained that the patient's CTO would require a stent placement to improve blood flow.

  • After reviewing the angiogram, the team determined that a CTO was blocking the patient's coronary artery.

  • Due to his CTO, the doctor recommended a specialized treatment plan to alleviate the risk of a heart attack.

Synonyms

coronary occlusion
vsCTO
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A blocked artery in the heart that can cause a heart attack

is a longstanding complete blockage that usually needs specialist treatment

Surface Forms

CTO singular
CTOs plural

Etymology

CTO in medicine stands for chronic, total, occlusion, where chronic means 'long-lasting', total means 'complete', and occlusion means 'block'. So a medical CTO is a full blockage in a heart artery that has been there a long time and often needs special treatment.