James W. Choi, MD

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Karim M. Al-Azizi , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

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

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Impact of Successful Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Subsequent Clinical Outcomes

There is limited information on the impact of the target vessel on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We analyzed the baseline clinical and angiographic...

There is limited information on...

09/13/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/01/2020

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Nicholas Burke , MD;

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

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Activated Clotting Time and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

The impact of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) on angina and subsequent incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) remains controversial. We compared patient-reported angina change and the...

The impact of chronic total...

11/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

12/05/2023

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Ufuk Yildirim , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Niranjan Reddy , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Elias V. Haddad , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Temporal Trends in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

The authors evaluated the association between activated clotting time and in-hospital clinical outcomes in a large international multicenter chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention registry.

The authors evaluated the...

12/05/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

03/20/2020

Emad Hakemi , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

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

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

James W. Choi , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Racial Disparities in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Juan Russo , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Abstract: Background. Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has significantly evolved in recent years. Methods. We compared the clinical, angiographic, and technical characteristics, as well as procedural...

Abstract: Background. Chronic...

03/20/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure 1. Final successful crossing strategy

Original Contribution

02/21/2024

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

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

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Bilal Murad , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Deniz Mutlu , MD, PhD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

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

The authors compared contemporary techniques and outcomes of retrograde CTO PCI between racial groups in a large multicenter registry.

The authors compared...

02/21/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/25/2018

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

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;

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;

Mohammad Alqarqaz , MD;

Equipment Utilization in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Update From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

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

02/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

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

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Follow-up Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion PCI in Patients With and Without Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Guidewires and microcatheters are critical to the success of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined equipment utilization in 11,202 CTO-PCIs performed in 10,952 patients at 42 United States (US)...

Guidewires and microcatheters...

02/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/31/2020

Hector Tamez , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

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

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Update on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Alpesh Shah , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Long-term outcomes of patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have received limited study.

Long-term outcomes of patients...

07/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

04/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Mohaned Egred , MBChB, MD, BSc(Hons), FRCP, BSc, MRCP;