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High-Risk PCI

Original Contribution
03/04/2025
Soichiro Ebisawa, MD, PhD; Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD; Koichi Kishi, MD; Yoshiaki Ito, MD, PhD; Hisayuki Okada, MD, PhD; Satoru Sumitsuji, MD; Yuji Oikawa, MD; Ryohei Yoshikawa, MD; Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD
This study aimed to compare the strategies and initial success rates of chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with and without prior coronary artery bypass graft.
This study aimed to compare the strategies and initial success rates of chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with and without prior coronary artery bypass graft.
This study aimed to compare the...
03/04/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/29/2025
Hussayn Alrayes, DO; Ayman Alsaadi, MD; Ahmad Alkhatib, MD; Dhruvil Ashishkumar Patel, MD; Mohammad Alqarqaz, MD; Tiberio Frisoli, MD; Brittany Fuller, MD; Akshay Khandelwal, MD; Gerald Koenig, MD, PhD; Brian P. O'Neill, MD; Pedro Villablanca, MD; Mohammad Zaidan, MD; William O'Neill, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Mir Basir, DO
The authors sought to add to the current literature regarding the use of protamine after percutaneous coronary intervention using a large single-center retrospective data set.
The authors sought to add to the current literature regarding the use of protamine after percutaneous coronary intervention using a large single-center retrospective data set.
The authors sought to add to the...
01/29/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/13/2025
Deniz Mutlu, MD; Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Ahmed Al-Ogaili, MD; Sandeep Jalli, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD; Rhian Davies, DO, MS; Paul Poommipanit, MD; Jarrod Frizzell, MD; Basem Elbarouni, MD; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD; Omer Goktekin, MD; Ramazan Ozdemir, MD; Mahmut Uluganyan, MD; Ahmed ElGuindy, MD; Yasser Sadek, MD; Yousif Ahmad, BMedSci, BMBS, PhD; Mir B. Basir, MD; Leah Raj, MD; Luiz Ybarra, MD, PhD; Bilal Murad, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc; Yader Sandoval, MD; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The authors examined the frequency and outcomes of Ostial Flash balloon use in aorto-ostial chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a multicenter contemporary CTO-PCI registry.
The authors examined the frequency and outcomes of Ostial Flash balloon use in aorto-ostial chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a multicenter contemporary CTO-PCI registry.
The authors examined the...
01/13/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/10/2025
Deniz Mutlu, MD; Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Ozgur Selim Ser, MD; Barkin Kultursay, MD; Ali Karagoz, MD; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD; Mahmut Uluganyan, MD; Korhan Soylu, MD; Ufuk Yildirim, MD; Seda Tanyeri Uzel, MD; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Sandeep Jalli, MD; Konstantinos Voudris, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
There is limited real-world comparative data of various 2-stent bifurcation techniques. In this study, the authors examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and long-term outcomes of bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention...
There is limited real-world comparative data of various 2-stent bifurcation techniques. In this study, the authors examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and long-term outcomes of bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention...
There is limited real-world...
01/10/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/30/2024
Maksymilian P. Opolski, MD, PhD; Antoni Zyśk, MD; Wojciech Skorupski, MD, PhD; Artur Dębski, MD, PhD; Adam Witkowski, MD, PhD
The authors performed a 2-arm randomized controlled trial to compare the time, efficacy and safety outcomes between an antegrade wiring (AW) strategy using a first-choice intermediate tip-load polymer-jacketed guidewire vs an AW strategy...
The authors performed a 2-arm randomized controlled trial to compare the time, efficacy and safety outcomes between an antegrade wiring (AW) strategy using a first-choice intermediate tip-load polymer-jacketed guidewire vs an AW strategy...
The authors performed a 2-arm...
12/30/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
11/18/2024
Sant Kumar, MD; Ahmed Al-Ogaili, MD; Allison Hall, MD; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Stéphane Rinfret, MD; Jimmy Kerrigan, MD; Jason Wollmuth, MD; Anastasios Milkas, MD, PhD; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Yader Sandoval, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The authors summarize studies on percutaneous coronary intervention complications, including coronary dissection, no reflow, perforation, and equipment loss/entrapment.
The authors summarize studies on percutaneous coronary intervention complications, including coronary dissection, no reflow, perforation, and equipment loss/entrapment.
The authors summarize studies on...
11/18/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/19/2024
Louis Verreault-Julien, MD, MPH; Israth Jahan, BSc; Nandini Dendukuri, PhD; Luiz F. Ybarra, MD, MBA; Samer Mansour, MD; Alexis Matteau, MD; Harinda C. Wijeysundera, MD, PhD; Anthony Fung, MBBS; Simon Robinson, MD; Jean-Michel Paradis, MD; Can Manh Nguyen, MD; Stéphane Rinfret, MD, SM
Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention can be performed using an antegrade-only approach or a retrograde approach (RA). Whether an RA carries a higher risk of complications needs further investigation.
Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention can be performed using an antegrade-only approach or a retrograde approach (RA). Whether an RA carries a higher risk of complications needs further investigation.
Chronic total occlusion...
08/19/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/09/2024
Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Athanasios Rempakos, MD; Deniz Mutlu, MD; Ahmed Al-Ogaili, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; James W. Choi, MD; Paul Poommipanit, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Mir Babar Basir, DO; Rhian Davies, DO, MS; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD; Philip Dattilo, MD; Anthony H. Doing, MD; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc; Nazif Aygul, MD; Raj Chandwaney, MD; Brian K. Jefferson, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; Laura D. Young, MD; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD; Jarrod Frizzell, MD; Omer Goktekin, MD; James D. Flaherty, MD; Daniel R. Schimmel, MD, MS; Keith H. Benzuly, MD; Mahmut Uluganyan, MD; Ramazan Ozdemir, MD; Yousif Ahmad, MRCP, PhD, FSCAI, FACC, BMBS; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Konstantinos Voudris, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The authors examined a multicenter registry of CTO PCI to explore the prevalence of peripheral artery disease and its effects on techniques used during the procedure and in-hospital outcomes.
The authors examined a multicenter registry of CTO PCI to explore the prevalence of peripheral artery disease and its effects on techniques used during the procedure and in-hospital outcomes.
The authors examined a...
08/09/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
06/03/2024

Eugene B. Wu, MD1; Wataru Nagamatsu, MD2; Atsunori Okamura, MD3

Eugene B. Wu, MD1; Wataru Nagamatsu, ...
In this article, the authors provide 10 tips for every chronic total occlusion interventionist to use when performing 3-dimensional wiring in distal true lumen wiring
In this article, the authors provide 10 tips for every chronic total occlusion interventionist to use when performing 3-dimensional wiring in distal true lumen wiring
In this article, the authors...
06/03/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/22/2024

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Deniz Mutlu, MD1; Ahmed Al Ogaili, MD1; James W. Choi, MD2; Paul Poommipanit, MD3; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD4; Mir Babar Basir, DO4; Rhian Davies, DO, MS5; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD6; Raj H. Chandwaney, MD7; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc8; Nazif Aygul, MD9; Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MD10; Brian K. Jefferson, MD11; Sevket Gorgulu, MD12; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD13; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD14; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD14; Jarrod Frizzell, MD15; Basem Elbarouni, MD16; Omer Goktekin, MD17; Margaret B. McEntegart, MD18; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Yader Sandoval, MD1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Athanasios...
The authors analyzed patient and lesion characteristics, techniques, and outcomes in 11 503 CTO-PCI procedures performed in North America and in the combined regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa from 2017 to 2023 as documented in the...
The authors analyzed patient and lesion characteristics, techniques, and outcomes in 11 503 CTO-PCI procedures performed in North America and in the combined regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa from 2017 to 2023 as documented in the...
The authors analyzed patient and...
05/22/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology