William J. Nicholson, MD

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Kevin J. Croce , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Amirali Masoumi , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Margaret B. McEntegart , MD, PhD, BSc(Hons), MBChB;

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Seung-Whan Lee , MD, PhD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Scott A. Harding , MD, RT(R)(CV);

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

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

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Hsien-Li Kao , MD;

Carlo Di Mario , MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Gerald S. Werner , MD, PhD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Eugene B. Wu , MD, DM;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug

Paul Knaapen , MD, PhD;

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can improve patient symptoms, but it remains controversial whether it impacts subsequent clinical outcomes.

Chronic total occlusion (CTO)...

10/13/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

10/26/2010

Retrograde CTO Crossing Through Invisible Collaterals

In June 2010, Dr. William Nicholson and colleagues at York Hospital became the first hospital in the country to implant a cardiac plug device. Learn more about this technology below. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia...

In June 2010, Dr. William...

10/26/2010

EP Lab Digest

Case Report

07/31/2016

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

Orlando Marrero , RCIS, MBA;

The patient is a 58-year-old gentleman with multivessel coronary disease with a 40% ostial left main lesion, 50% proximal right coronary artery (RCA) lesion and a chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the mid left anterior descending coronary...

The patient is a 58-year-old...

07/31/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

09/13/2023

Salman S. Allana , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

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;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Lesion Complexity and Procedural Outcomes Associated With Ostial Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

There is limited information on the impact of the target vessel on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We analyzed the baseline clinical and angiographic...

There is limited information on...

09/13/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/13/2023

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Racial Disparities in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

We examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 8,788 CTO PCIs performed at 35 US and non-US centers between 2012 and 2022. In-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE) included death, myocardial...

We examined the clinical and...

07/13/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure 1. Final successful crossing strategy

Original Contribution

02/21/2024

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

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

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Bilal Murad , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Deniz Mutlu , MD, PhD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Equipment Utilization in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Update From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

The authors compared contemporary techniques and outcomes of retrograde CTO PCI between racial groups in a large multicenter registry.

The authors compared...

02/21/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

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

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Use of Bivalirudin for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Guidewires and microcatheters are critical to the success of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined equipment utilization in 11,202 CTO-PCIs performed in 10,952 patients at 42 United States (US)...

Guidewires and microcatheters...

02/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

04/01/2023

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Louis Verreault-Julien , MD, MPH;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

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

Update on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

The authors compare clinical outcomes – including major adverse cardiac events and vascular complications – of CTO-PCIs performed using bivalirudin vs unfractionated heparin.

The authors compare clinical...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

04/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Mohaned Egred , MBChB, MD, BSc(Hons), FRCP, BSc, MRCP;