Athanasios Rempakos, MD

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;

Impact of Target Vessel on the Procedural Techniques and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

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

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

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion lesions can be challenging to perform. In this review, the authors summarize recent publications on CTO-PCI grouped according to indications, outcomes, technique, and complications.

Percutaneous coronary...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/13/2023

Salman S. Allana , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

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

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;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , 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;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

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

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

Brief Communication

04/14/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Arun Kalyanasundaram , MD, MPH;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Adverse Events With Intravascular Lithotripsy After Coronary Use: A Report From the FDA MAUDE Database

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

Case Report

08/30/2023

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

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

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

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;

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

Coronary artery dissection is a feared and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics, and outcomes of coronary dissection at a...

Coronary artery dissection is a...

05/16/2023

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;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

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

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

07/06/2023

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , 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;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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

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 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;

Coronary Angiography Within 30 Days From Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Indications, Findings, and Outcomes

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

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

Simsek Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Figure 3

Original Contribution

03/01/2023

Carly Lodewyks , MD, MSc;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Erik Beckmann , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Vinayak N. Bapat , MD;

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

Benjamin Sun , MD;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Beatrice D. Rynders , BS;