percutaneous coronary intervention

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Acute and Mid-term Results of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Severely Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions With Orbital Atherectomy System

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on heavily calcified lesions has been associated with more complications.1 Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) was recently approved for treating de novo calcified coronary lesions based on excellent...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/30/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/18/2023

Atsushi Funatsu , MD;

Tomoko Kobayashi , MD;

Shigeru Nakamura , MD;

Jumpei Koike ;

Yoshihiro Iwasaki ;

Tatsushi Sato ;

Masahiro Mizobuchi ;

Severely calcified lesions present many challenges for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of the orbital atherectomy system (OAS) in treating calcified coronary lesions.

Severely calcified lesions...

08/18/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

08/10/2023

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

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

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Michael J. Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Laura D. Young , MD;

Lesion Complexity and Procedural Outcomes Associated With Ostial Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

We examined the effect of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural outcomes of 9,166 CTO PCIs performed at 39 US and...

We examined the effect of atrial...

08/10/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/13/2023

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Real World Single Center Experience With Saphenous Vein Grafts Interventions: Should Filters be Filtered out?

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

We examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 8,788 CTO PCIs performed at 35 US and non-US centers between 2012 and 2022. In-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE) included death, myocardial...

We examined the clinical and...

07/13/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/10/2023

Adnan Kassier , MD;

Ronak Soni , MD;

Kameel Kassab , MD;

Dilpat Kumar , MBBS;

Yashwant Agrawal , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Veera Pavan Kotaru , MD;

Frank Saltiel , MD;

Tim A. Fischell , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta , MD;

Vishal Gupta , MD, MPH;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) can be challenging due to no reflow phenomenon from distal embolization of debris and microvascular vasoconstriction, resulting in myocardial injury post-procedure....

Percutaneous coronary...

07/10/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

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

07/06/2023

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

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;

Cost Analysis Study of Patients Treated With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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 Research

06/19/2023

John Fanourgiakis , PhD;

Pantazis Kaltsounis , MSc;

Ioannis Dimotikalis , PhD;

Nikolaos Kontodimopoulos , PhD;

This single-center, prospective, cost-analysis study aimed to estimate the total procedural cost of PCI in Greece.

This single-center, prospective,...

06/19/2023

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Incidence, Treatment and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Dissection During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

05/16/2023

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Beatrice D. Rynders , BS;

Yale Wang , MD;

Elizabeth Page , BA;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Vennela Avula , BSPH;

Anil Poulose , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Jay H. Traverse , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Evan Walser-Kuntz , MS;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;