Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc

Review

Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

11/18/2024

Sant Kumar , MD;

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

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Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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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

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

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;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Elias V. Haddad , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Original Contribution

Ultra-Low Contrast Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Minimize the Risk for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Severe Chronic Kidney Disease

03/14/2019

Davide Maccagni , RT;

Damiano Regazzoli , MD;

Satoru Mitomo , MD;

Barbara Bellini , MD;

Ozan M. Demir , MBBS, MD, MRCP;

Alessandra Laricchia , MD;

Enrico Poletti , MD;

Daisuke Hachinohe , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an ultra-low contrast volume percutaneous coronary intervention protocol in patients with severe chronic kidney disease.

We aimed to evaluate the...

03/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Sex Differences in the Well-Being of Interventional Cardiologists

02/09/2024

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Mark Linzer , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Hani Jneid , MD;

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

Anna E. Bortnick , MD, PhD, MSc, FAHA, FACC, FSCAI;

The authors conducted an international, anonymous, online survey exploring sex-based differences in the well-being of interventional cardiologists.

The authors conducted an...

02/09/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure 1. Final successful crossing strategy

Original Contribution

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

02/21/2024

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

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

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Bilal Murad , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Deniz Mutlu , MD, PhD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

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

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

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

Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Thrombosis in an All-Comer Patient Population: Single-Center Experience

02/01/2015

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Phillipe L. L'Allier , MD;

Experience with bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVSs) outside clinical trials is scarce, and data from “real-world” use are needed. In particular, there are few data on scaffold thrombosis (ST); we report our experience with ST in our...

Experience with bioresorbable...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Implementation of a Low Frame-Rate Protocol and Noise-Reduction Technology to Minimize Radiation Dose in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

04/26/2018

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Cosmo Godino , MD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Davide Maccagni , RT;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Luciano Candilio , MD(Res);

This study evaluates the impact of a radiological low frame-rate protocol in a standard angiographic system and the implementation of a noise-reduction technology on patient radiation exposure during TAVR.

This study evaluates the impact...

04/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

Transradial Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Word of Caution

06/02/2014

Hung Q. Ly , MD, MSc;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

A commentary on “Operator and institutional experience reduces room-to-balloon times for transradial primary percutaneous coronary intervention,” by Barringhaus, et al.

A commentary on “Operator and...

06/02/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

10/13/2022

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Byeong-Keuk Kim , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Kevin J. Croce , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Amirali Masoumi , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Margaret B. McEntegart , MD, PhD, BSc(Hons), MBChB;

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Seung-Whan Lee , MD, PhD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Scott A. Harding , MD, RT(R)(CV);

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Hsien-Li Kao , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Carlo Di Mario , MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Gerald S. Werner , MD, PhD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Eugene B. Wu , MD, DM;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Paul Knaapen , MD, PhD;

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can improve patient symptoms, but it remains controversial whether it impacts subsequent clinical outcomes.

Chronic total occlusion (CTO)...

10/13/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Impact of Ascending Aorta Dilation on Mid-Term Outcome After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

09/14/2019

Barbara Bellini , MD;

Marco B. Ancona , MD;

Luca Angelo Ferri , MD;

Eustachio Agricola , MD;

Vittorio Romano , RT;

Antonio Esposito , MD;

Anna Palmisano , MD;

Andrea Spangaro , MD;

Francesco Federico , MD;

Valeria Nicoletti , MD;

Nicola Buzzatti , MD;

Alaide Chieffo , MD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the impact of concomitant ascending aorta dilation on early and mid-term outcomes after TAVI for symptomatic severe AS.

The aim of the present study is...

09/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology