CTO Club
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 Course Objectives

In recent years, the technology of CTO-PCI has evolved dramatically. Since the CTO Club is a meeting specialized in CTO-PCI, we can share more specialized live demonstrations introducing a detailed knowledge of the CTO devices, and learn techniques, technologies, and strategies in this field.

The program includes CTO live demonstrations, the latest research findings, case presentations, and educational sessions by expert operators from Japan and abroad, and we sincerely hope that an active discussion will be held while sharing your valuable experiences and opinions. We also hope to build a new network through this meeting and to deepen future collaboration in clinical practice and research of CTO-PCI.

The 25th CTO Club will be held on June 13th and 14th, 2025. We believe that your participation will be an opportunity for you to spend quality time and contribute to the further development of CTO-PCI.

We look forward to seeing you in Nagoya.

The 25th CTO Club Representative Course Director
Hiroyuki Tanaka (Kurashiki Central Hospital)

 Directors

 Course Directors

Maoto Habara
Toyohashi Heart Center

Yuji Hamazaki
Ootakanomori Hospital

Michiya Kageyama
Nasu Red Cross Hospital

Yoshifumi Kashima
Sapporo Cardio Vascular Clinic

Hiromasa Katoh
Fukui Prefectural Hospital

Shunsuke Matsuno
The Cardiovascular Institute

Wataru Nagamatsu
Hokusetsu General Hospital

Kenya Nasu
Mie Heart Center

Yuji Oikawa
The Cardiovascular Institute

Atsunori Okamura
Sakurabashi Watanabe Advanced Healthcare Hospital

Kenichiro Shimoji
Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital

Hiroyuki Tanaka
Kurashiki Central Hospital

Takafumi Tsuji
Kusatsu Heart Center

Junji Yajima
The Cardiovascular Institute

Ryohei Yoshikawa
Sanda City Hospital

 International Course Directors

Coming soon

 Honorary Co-directors

Yasushi Asakura
Aqua Rehabilitation Hospital

Yasumi Igarashi
Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital

Osamu Katoh

Eisho Kyo
Kusatsu Heart Center

Masahiko Ochiai
Showa University, Northern Yokohama Hospital

Satoru Otsuji
Higashi Takarazuka Satoh Hospital

Takahiko Suzuki
Toyohashi Heart Center

Etsuo Tsuchikane
Toyohashi Heart Center

Kinzo Ueda
Takase Memorial Hospital

Masahisa Yamane
Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital

 Faculty

 International Faculty

Coming soon

 Japanese Faculty

Coming soon

 Program

Under Construction

 Call for Cases

 日本語はこちら

Education requires the sharing of experiences. For this reason, the 25th CTO Club is making a Call for Cases. The theme is "My most impressive case in CTO PCI".

Physicians and fellows may submit one of their own clinical cases from the field of CTO. Each submitted case will be assessed by CTO Club Course Directors. Four exemplary cases will be selected as "oral presentation" at the Case Competition, and other cases with honorable mention will be selected as “poster posting” at the venue during the 25th CTO Club.

Registration fee will be free for “oral presentation” and “poster posting” presenters. The best case of the Case Competition will receive an award and the presenter will be invited to be a CTO Club faculty member in 2026.

[1] Theme

"My most impressive case in CTO PCI"

[2] Submission period

Thursday, February 6 – Friday, March 21, 2025(JST)

[3] Submission

  1. Complete the online submission form below.
  2. After sending the form, registration number will be issued and also sent by e-mail.
  3. Please send case data in DICOM format to CTO Club Administration Office by one of the following methods.
    *The file must be in DICOM format. Any other format and PowerPoint slides will not be accepted.

[How to submit your case DICOM data]

  • Case data submission URL
    Please upload your case data on the case data submission URL sent by the confirmation e-mail.
    You are requested to create a zip file contains all DICOM files with your registration number as the file name. Ex) C099.zip
    Please note that the confirmation e-mail might be delivered to a SPAM folder of your mail box. If you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, please contact the CTO Club Administration Office.
  • Data Sharing Web Server (e-mail)
    If you cannot use the case data submission URL, please upload the zip file on web servers (Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, etc.) and send a downloading URL to CTO Club Administration Office by e-mail.
  • Courier Service
    If you cannot upload the case data on the web, please send it with CD-R or USB Memory Stick with the confirmation e-mail to CTO Club Administration Office.

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CTO Club Administration Office: Case Competition

Central Residence 201, 48 Higashiodawaracho, Toyohashi, Aichi 440-0886, JAPAN
TEL +81-532-21-5731 / E-MAIL cto@uproses.co.jp

[4] Submission Notes *Please read carefully before submission.

[Case Body]

  • Language: English/Japanese *Case title must be in English.
  • The total number of words must be less than 450 words.
  • Should be composed of "Target Lesion", "Strategy" and "Final Result".
  • Using table or chart is not acceptable.

[Case Data]

  • The case data file must be in DICOM format. Any other format and PowerPoint slides will not be accepted.
  • Please create a zip file contains all DICOM files with your registration number as the file name. Ex) C099.zip
  • When using web servers (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.) to send the data, please upload all DICOM files and create a downloading URL.
  • Please clearly indicate the registration number on the CD-R or USB Memory Stick when sending the data by courier service.
  • Please note that we will NOT accept the case data sent as an e-mail attachment in order to avoid file corruption.

[5] Acceptance/Rejection Announcement

The 25th CTO Club Course Directors reserve the right to make final decision on acceptance/rejection of cases. The results will be posted on CTO Club website and notified by e-mail in the mid April, 2025.

[6] Online Submission Form

Online Submission

 Registration

Under construction...

 Venue

WINC AICHI 

 Accommodation

Under construction...

 Future Meetings

CTO Club supported by Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics

The 26th CTO Club in 2026
June 26 Fri. - 27 Sat., 2026
WINC AICHI, Nagoya

Complex Cardiovascular Therapeutics (CCT)

CCT2025
October 23 Thu. - 25 Sat., 2025
Kobe International Exhibition Hall, Portopia Hotel, Kobe, Japan

CTO Club Administration Office: UP Roses, Inc.

Central Residence 201, 48 Higashiodawaracho, Toyohashi, Aichi 440-0886, JAPAN / TEL +81-532-21-5731 / FAX +81-532-52-2883 / E-MAIL cto@uproses.co.jp / find us on Facebook