Arun Kalyanasundaram, MD, MPH

Case Report

Manual Aspiration of Iatrogenic Embolization Through a Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft

07/06/2010

ABSTRACT: Embolization during diagnostic catheterization is rare. When it occurs, angiographers need to recognize and treat it immediately. Mechanical removal of the embolized material may help restore flow promptly and salvage myocardium. We...

ABSTRACT: Embolization during...

07/06/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Assessment of the ERCTO Score for Predicting Success in Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

04/14/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Arun Kalyanasundaram , MD, MPH;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

The retrograde strategy is a common approach used in complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The ERCTO Retrograde score is a tool that aims to predict the likelihood of technical success for retrograde...

The retrograde strategy is a...

04/14/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology