Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Bilal A. Malik , MD, FACC;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Mary E. Greene , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Juan Russo , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Emad Hakemi , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

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

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs performed in 4340 patients between 2012 and 2018 at 25 sites produced 20 LMCA cases; we examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of each case.

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

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

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

The Double Angio-Seal Technique for Arterial Closure Following Large-Bore Access

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

Tips and Techniques

07/30/2013

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Ethan A. Yalvac , MD;

Kevin B. DeAndrade , MD;

Henry C. Quevedo , MD;

Hossein Dehghani , MD;

Salman A. Arain , MD;

Off-label “double wire” technique for closure of large-bore vascular access has been reported in the setting of percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty. This paper presents 5 cases of high-risk PCI supported by a 2.5 LP Impella assist device with...

Off-label “double wire”...

07/30/2013

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;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Robert F. Riley , MD, MS;

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

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

A Critical View of the Peripheral Atherectomy Data in the Treatment of Infrainguinal Arterial Disease

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

Vascular Disease

01/08/2014

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Henry C. Quevedo , MD;

Salman A. Arain , MD;

Gholam Ali , MD;

Atherectomy is the removal of atherosclerotic plaque by excision, abrasion, or ablation during endovascular treatment of PAD. It can be performed as a stand-alone therapy, but most commonly is performed as an adjunct to balloon angioplasty...

Atherectomy is the removal of...

01/08/2014

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;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , 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;

Follow-up Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion PCI in Patients With and Without Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: 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

07/31/2020

Hector Tamez , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

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

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Alpesh Shah , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Long-term outcomes of patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have received limited study.

Long-term outcomes of patients...

07/31/2020

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;

William J. Nicholson , 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);

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;