CTO
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | Chief technology officer |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Business & Finance, Medical |
CTO has two meanings. It stands for Chief technology officer (job title) or Chronic total occlusion (cardiology).
Meanings of CTO at a glance
| # | CTO stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chief technology officer | Business & Finance › Job Title |
| 2 | Chronic total occlusion | Medical › Cardiology |
1. Chief technology officer
Business & Finance · Job Title Abbreviations
Leads a company's technology strategy, engineering teams and technical architecture, particularly for the products and platforms it builds and sells. In startups the CTO is often a technical co-founder who wrote much of the early code.
Example: Our CTO wants the platform migrated to the new architecture before we add more enterprise customers.
The CTO is usually outward-looking and product-focused, whereas the CIO traditionally manages internal IT systems; in smaller companies one person often holds both roles. The United States created a federal chief technology officer position in 2009. Variant expansion: chief technical officer.
2. Chronic total occlusion
Medical · Cardiology Abbreviations
Coronary artery completely blocked for three months or longer, usually filled from behind by collateral vessels. Opening a CTO with PCI is technically demanding, using specialized wires, retrograde approaches and dissection-reentry techniques.
Example: RCA CTO with good left-to-right collaterals; CTO-PCI planned for refractory angina.
CTOs are found in a substantial minority of patients undergoing angiography for coronary disease. Success rates at expert centers now exceed 85 percent, but evidence that opening them prolongs life is lacking, so the main indication is relief of angina. In business CTO means chief technology officer, the far more common meaning.
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- CPB – Cardiopulmonary bypass
- CRT – Cardiac resynchronization therapy
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- CVP – Central venous pressure
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.