Alexandre Avran, MD, PhD

The hybrid algorithm and contemporary wiring and dissection re-entry techniques can potentially improve long-term outcomes after CTO-PCI. This study assessed the long-term clinical outcomes of the hybrid CTO practice, when applied by...

The hybrid algorithm and...

11/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Safety and Feasibility of Live-Stream Proctoring for CTO Procedures

08/07/2023

Paul Knaapen , MD, PhD;

Claudiu Ungureanu , MD;

Caroline Lepiece , MD;

Peter Kayaert , PhD, MD;

Gregory A. Sgueglia , PhD;

Gabriele Luigi Gasparini , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Joseph "Jo" Dens , MD, PhD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Stephane G. Carlier , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

James C. Spratt , MD, FRCP, BSc, MBChB;

Overall, 9 patients underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) targeting a chronic total occlusion (CTO) between June 2021 and January 2022 at a single Belgian center using the virtual proctoring approach. For this assessment, the...

Overall, 9 patients underwent a...

08/07/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Radiation Exposure for Percutaneous Interventions of Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions in a Multicenter Registry: The Influence of Operator Variability and Technical Set-up

03/01/2021

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

David Hildick-Smith , MD, MBBS, FRCP;

Antonio Serra-Peñaranda , MD;

Nicolas Boudou , MD;

Joerg Reifart , MD;

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Markus Meyer-Gessner , MD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Joachim H. Buettner , MD;

Luca Grancini , MD;

Alexander Bufe ;

James C. Spratt , MD, FRCP, BSc, MBChB;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Artis Kalnins , MD;

Leszek Bryniarski , MD, PhD, FESC;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Aigars Lismanis , MD;

Evald Høj Christiansen , MD;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Karl Isaaz , MD;

Victoria Martin-Yuste , MD, PhD;

Nicolaus Reifart , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Gerald S. Werner , MD, PhD;

Radiation exposure is a limiting factor for PCI of chronic CTO lesions. This study was designed to analyze changes in patient radiation dose for CTO-PCI and parameters associated with radiation dose.

Radiation exposure is a limiting...

03/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

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

10/13/2022

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Byeong-Keuk Kim , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , 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);

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Hsien-Li Kao , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

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

Review

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

03/01/2020

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

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Soledad Ojeda , MD, PhD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

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