Omer Goktekin, MD

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Traumatic Total Occlusion of Left Main Coronary Artery Caused by Blunt Chest Trauma

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Karim M. Al-Azizi , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Although discouraged, ad hoc chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is occasionally performed. We examined the clinical, angiographic characteristics, and procedural outcomes of patients who underwent ad hoc...

Although discouraged, ad hoc...

07/06/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

08/01/2008

Ahmet Unal , MD;

Bulent Gorenek , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Gulmira Kudaiberdieva , MD;

Yuksel Cavusoglu , MD;

Mehmet Melek , MD;

Recep Aslan , MD;

Bilgin Timuralp , MD;

Myocardial infarction is a rare complication that can occur immediately after a blunt chest trauma. We report a 36-year-old male who experienced a fatal anterolateral myocardial infarction after a nonpenetrating chest injury sustained in a...

Myocardial infarction is a rare...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Primary vs Secondary Retrograde Approach in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

08/12/2022

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Robert F. Riley , MD, MS;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Evaluation of the Safety of Everolimus-Eluting Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) Implantation in Patients With Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions: Acute Procedural and Short-Term Clinical Results

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

The retrograde approach to coronary chronic total occlusions can be used as the initial crossing strategy (primary retrograde) or after failure of antegrade crossing attempts (secondary retrograde).

The retrograde approach to...

08/12/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

10/01/2015

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Huseyin Uyarel , MD;

Aylin Hatice Yamac , MD;

Vasileios F. Panoulas , MD, MRCP, PhD;

Ahmet Tastan , MD;

Ercan Erdogan , MD;

Ibrahim Shah , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

Katsumasa Sato , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

The bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) (Abbott Vascular) provides temporary scaffolding while eluting everolimus. The current study aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of BVS implantation in a selected patient cohort (n = 70) with...

The bioresorbable vascular...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Association of Annual Operator Volume With the Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/05/2022

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

There are limited data on the association of operator volume with the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We analyzed the association between operator volume and procedural outcomes of 7035...

There are limited data on the...

08/05/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/10/2023

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Michael J. Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Laura D. Young , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Saphenous Vein Graft Occlusion Following Native Vessel Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Rhian E. Davies , DO, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

We examined the effect of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural outcomes of 9,166 CTO PCIs performed at 39 US and...

We examined the effect of atrial...

08/10/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/23/2022

Rhian E. Davies , DO, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Luiz Fernando Ybarra , MD, PhD, MBA;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Impact of Target Vessel on the Procedural Techniques and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Whether saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) should be occluded after successful chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the corresponding native vessel remains controversial.

Whether saphenous vein grafts...

11/23/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/13/2023

Salman S. Allana , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Rhian E. Davies , DO, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Karim M. Al-Azizi , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Taral N. Patel , MD;