percutaneous coronary intervention

We evaluated the prevalence of CKD and its impact on CTO-PCI outcomes in 1979 patients who underwent 2040 procedures between 2012 and 2017 at 18 centers.

We evaluated the prevalence of...

09/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Management of a Balloon Shaft Fracture During Subintimal Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Due to In-stent Restenosis

07/30/2018

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Viktor Sasi , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

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

Balloon shaft fracture can be challenging to treat in the setting of retrograde CTO-PCI with guidewire externalization; withdrawal of the guide catheter may allow successful removal of the balloon shaft fragment.

Balloon shaft fracture can be...

07/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Mechanical Circulatory Support in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Multicenter U.S. Registry

02/25/2018

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

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

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

William W. O'Neill , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Mohammad Alqarqaz , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

We examined the characteristics and outcomes of 1598 CTO-PCIs. Despite more complex clinical and angiographic characteristics, we found that elective use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in high-risk patients was associated with...

We examined the characteristics...

02/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Short-Term Outcome After Left Main Interventions in Patients Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndrome

02/25/2018

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Thomas F. Lüscher , MD, FRCP;

Slayman Obeid , MD;

Nooraldaem Yousif , MD;

Andreas Schelldorfer , MD;

Mohammady Shahin , MD;

Lorenz Räber , MD, PhD;

Baris Gencer , MD;

François Mach , MD;

Marco Roffi , MD;

Christian M. Matter , MD;

A group of 2899 patients with acute coronary syndromes was studied to compare the safety and efficacy of those with LMCA disease vs those without LMCA disease. The primary endpoints of independently adjudicated major adverse cardiovascular...

A group of 2899 patients with...

02/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of the Use of Intravascular Imaging on Patients Who Underwent Orbital Atherectomy

01/29/2018

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Pratyaksh K. Srivastava , MD;

Jeremy Kong , BS , MD;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Gentian Lluri , MD, PhD;

We assessed the impact of intravascular ultrasound/optical coherence tomography on outcomes of patients who underwent orbital atherectomy.

We assessed the impact of...

01/29/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Safety and Feasibility of a Novel, Second-Generation Robotic-Assisted System for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: First-in-Human Report

01/15/2018

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Ali Pourdjabbar , MD;

Lawrence Ang , MD;

Ryan R. Reeves , MD;

Christopher C. Smitson , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

The goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the second-generation robotic-assisted system CorPath GRX (Corindus) for percutaneous coronary intervention.

The goal of this study is to...

01/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Heparin and Bivalirudin in Patients Undergoing Orbital Atherectomy

10/23/2017

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

John Hollowed , MD;

Jeremy Kong , BS , MD;

Arash Nayeri , MD;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Orbital atherectomy modifies calcified plaque, thereby facilitating stent delivery and stent expansion. The ideal antithrombotic agent during orbital atherectomy is unknown. We compared the angiographic and clinical outcomes of heparin and...

Orbital atherectomy modifies...

10/23/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Current Perspectives and Practices on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

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;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Stephen G. Ellis , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Drug-Eluting vs Bare-Metal Stents in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

09/15/2017

Upendra Kaul , MD;

Mandeep S. Sidhu , MD;

Sripal Bangalore , MD, MHA;

Alexander Volodarskiy , MD;

Sunil Kumar , MD;

Radoslaw Pracon , MD;