Stéphane Rinfret, MD, SM

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

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

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Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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The authors summarize studies on percutaneous coronary intervention complications, including coronary dissection, no reflow, perforation, and equipment loss/entrapment.

The authors summarize studies on...

11/18/2024

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;

Current Perspectives and Practices on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

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

10/15/2017

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Minh N. Vo , MD;

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

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Stephen G. Ellis , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

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

We sought to examine contemporary perspectives and practices on chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. An online questionnaire was created and distributed to cardiologists within the United States and internationally.

We sought to examine...

10/15/2017

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;

James W. Choi , MD;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Solving Challenging Situations and Complications in Everyday Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Chronic Total Occlusion Techniques

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

Review

03/01/2020

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

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Soledad Ojeda , MD, PhD;

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

Manuel Pan , MD, PhD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Luiz Fernando Ybarra , MD, PhD, MBA;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

The challenging nature of CTO interventions involves regularly dealing with support-related issues, uncrossable/undilatable lesions, manipulation of equipment in the subadventitial space, and the treatment of complications such as perforation...

The challenging nature of CTO...

03/01/2020

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;

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;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

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;

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;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

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