Oleg Krestyaninov, MD

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

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;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

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

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

12/15/2022

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

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

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

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

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

The prevalence and outcomes of patients who presented with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and underwent chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have received limited study. We examined the clinical...

The prevalence and outcomes of...

12/15/2022

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;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

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

Frequency and Outcomes of Ad Hoc Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

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 Contribution

07/06/2023

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Impact of Successful Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Subsequent Clinical Outcomes

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

Original Contribution

11/01/2020

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Nicholas Burke , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

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

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

The impact of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) on angina and subsequent incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) remains controversial. We compared patient-reported angina change and the...

The impact of chronic total...

11/01/2020

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;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Temporal Trends in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: 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

03/20/2020

Emad Hakemi , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

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

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

James W. Choi , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

The Deep-Wire Crossing Technique: A Novel Method for Treating Balloon-Uncrossable Lesions

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Juan Russo , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Abstract: Background. Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has significantly evolved in recent years. Methods. We compared the clinical, angiographic, and technical characteristics, as well as procedural...

Abstract: Background. Chronic...

03/20/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

11/23/2019

Comparison Between Traditional and Guide-Catheter Extension Reverse Controlled Antegrade Dissection and Retrograde Tracking: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Aram Badoyan , MD;

Inability to cross the lesion with a balloon is the second-most common cause of technical failure, with the most common cause being the inability to cross with the wire. We propose a new, effective method for treating balloon-uncrossable...

Inability to cross the lesion...

11/23/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/11/2018

A. J. Conrad Smith , MD;

Elizabeth Holper , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

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

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;