Spyridon Kostantinis, MD

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

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

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

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Although high body mass index (BMI) is a known risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, people who are overweight or obese often have better outcomes after cardiac procedures. Whether this "obesity paradox" is observed in...

Although high body mass index...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

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;

Use of Bivalirudin for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Intervention: 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

04/01/2023

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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;

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

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

Original Research

10/13/2022

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Byeong-Keuk Kim , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , 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;

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

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

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;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Laura D. Young , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Update on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

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;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

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

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

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion lesions can be challenging to perform. In this review, the authors summarize recent publications on CTO-PCI grouped according to indications, outcomes, technique, and complications.

Percutaneous coronary...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/23/2022

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;

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;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Radial Artery Spasm, Excision of Avulsed Fragment and Uncompromised Flow: An Oxymoron in Invasive Cardiology

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

Clinical Images

04/01/2023

Nikolaos Platogiannis , MD, MSc;

John Papanikolaou , MD, PhD;

Temporal Trends in Retrograde Crossing of Epicardial Collaterals in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Dimitrios Karelas , MD, MSc;

A 63-year-old man with a history of smoking, panic attacks, and positive treadmill test was referred for invasive coronary angiography (CA). By a right radial artery (RA) approach, there was difficulty advancing the sheath and the standard...

A 63-year-old man with a history...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

04/01/2022

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;