Darshan Doshi, MD, MS

We compared the outcomes of traditional rCART vs guide-catheter extension rCART vs cases in which both techniques were used (combined rCART) in patients with successful retrograde CTO crossing in a contemporary multicenter CTO-PCI registry.

We compared the outcomes of...

11/11/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

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

12/15/2022

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Brief Communication

Body Mass Index and Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes: Is Overweight the New Normal?

03/01/2023

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

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

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

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 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