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Chronic Total Occlusion

Clinical Images
12/05/2023

Michael Megaly, MD, MS1; Jonathan Davis, MD1; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD2; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD3

Michael Megaly, MD, MS1; Jonathan Dav...
A 72-year-old woman presented with progressive angina and anterior ischemia on a nuclear stress test.
A 72-year-old woman presented with progressive angina and anterior ischemia on a nuclear stress test.
A 72-year-old woman presented...
12/05/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/05/2023

Bahadir Simsek, MD1; Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Spyridon Kostantinis, MD1; Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Sevket Gorgulu, MD2; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD3; Jarrod D. Frizzell, MD4; Ufuk Yildirim, MD5; Paul Poommipanit, MD6; Nazif Aygul, MD7; Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD8, Rodrigo Bagur, MD, PhD9; Rhian Davies, MD10; Omer Goktekin, MD11; James W. Choi, MD12; Niranjan Reddy, MD13; Philip Dattilo, MD14; Jimmy Kerrigan, MD15; Elias V. Haddad, MD15; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA1; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD1; Salman S. Allana, MD1; Kathleen E. Kearney, MD16; Yader Sandoval, MD1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc16

Bahadir Simsek, MD1; Athanasios Rempa...
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 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
Figure 1. CTO of LM and SVG to OM
Videos
11/30/2023

Michael Megaly, MD, MS; Jonathan Davis, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD

Michael Megaly, MD, MS; Jonathan Davi...
Video Supplement to "Retrograde Stent Target Technique for Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization" (December 2023 Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Retrograde Stent Target Technique for Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization" (December 2023 Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Retrograde...
11/30/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
11/17/2023

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD1; Theodoros Zografos, MD, PhD1; Mike Koutouzis, MD, PhD1; Konstantina Katsanou, MD, PhD1; Emmanouil S Brilakis, MD, PhD2

Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD1; Theodor...
A 60-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a proximal left circumflex chronic total occlusion with distal filling via epicardial collaterals from the left anterior descending artery. The 30-mm lesion had a...
A 60-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a proximal left circumflex chronic total occlusion with distal filling via epicardial collaterals from the left anterior descending artery. The 30-mm lesion had a...
A 60-year-old man was referred...
11/17/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
11/09/2023

Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Deniz Mutlu, MD, PhD1; Farshad Forouzandeh, MD, PhD2; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA1; Ahmed Al-Ogaili, MD1; Yader Sandoval, MD1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1; Paul Poommipanit, MD2

Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Michaella A...
This study aims to evaluate the impact that the presence of interventional collaterals has on the outcomes of CTO PCI.
This study aims to evaluate the impact that the presence of interventional collaterals has on the outcomes of CTO PCI.
This study aims to evaluate the...
11/09/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/13/2023

Spyridon Kostantinis, MD1, Athanasios Rempakos, MD1, Bahadir Simsek, MD1, Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD1, Salman S Allana, MD1, Khaldoon Alaswad, MD2, Mir Babar Basir, MD2, Rhian E Davies, DO3, Stewart M Benton Jr, MD3, Oleg Krestyaninov,MD4, Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD4, Wissam A Jaber, MD5, Stephane Rinfret, MD5, William Nicholson, MD5, Jarrod Frizzell, MD6, Farouc A Jaffer, MD, PhD7, Jaikirshan J Khatri, MD8, Paul Poommipanit, MD9, James W Choi, MD10, Raj Chandwaney, MD11, Brian K Jefferson, MD12, Taral N Patel, MD12, Karim M Al-Azizi, MD13, Srinivasa Potluri, MD13, Nazif Aygul, MD14, Ahmed M ElGuindy, MD15, Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD16, Omer Goktekin, MD17, Michaella Alexandrou, MD1, Olga C Mastrodemos, BA1, Bavana V Rangan, BDS, MPH1, Yader Sandoval, MD1, M Nicholas Burke, MD1, Emmanouil S Brilakis, MD, PhD1, Sevket Gorgulu, MD18

Spyridon Kostantinis, MD1, Athanasios...
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 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
Case Report
08/31/2023

 Houman Khalili, MD1; Minh N. Vo, MD2; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1

 

1VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

2University of Manitoba, Section of Cardiology, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

 Houman Khalili, MD1; Minh N. Vo, MD2...
Inability to cross the occlusion with a guidewire is the most common cause of failure of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions. We describe two cases of successful application of the novel Gaia family of coronary guidewires...
Inability to cross the occlusion with a guidewire is the most common cause of failure of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions. We describe two cases of successful application of the novel Gaia family of coronary guidewires...
Inability to cross the occlusion...
08/31/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/22/2023

Hiroto Tamura, MD; Kenichiro Yuba, MD; Shingo Kurimoto, MD

Hiroto Tamura, MD; Kenichiro Yuba, MD...
A 57-year-old woman with critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) of the left lower leg underwent endovascular therapy. She had undergone a femoropopliteal (F-P) bypass for treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the superficial...
A 57-year-old woman with critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) of the left lower leg underwent endovascular therapy. She had undergone a femoropopliteal (F-P) bypass for treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the superficial...
A 57-year-old woman with...
08/22/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/10/2023

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Spyridon Kostantinis, MD1; Bahadir Simsek, MD1; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD1; James W. Choi, MD2; Paul Poommipanit, MD3; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD4; Laura Young, MD4; Rhian Davies, DO, MS5; Stewart Benton, MD5; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD6; Raj Chandwaney, MD7; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc8; Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MD9; Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD10; Michael Koutouzis, MD11; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD11; Omer Goktekin, MD12; Sevket Gorgulu, MD13; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA1; Salman S. Allana, MD1; Yader Sandoval, MD1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Athanasios...
We examined the effect of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural outcomes of 9,166 CTO PCIs performed at 39 US and...
We examined the effect of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural outcomes of 9,166 CTO PCIs performed at 39 US and...
We examined the effect of atrial...
08/10/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
07/13/2023

Salman S. Allana, MD1; Spyridon Kostantinis, MD1; Bahadir Simsek, MD1; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD1; Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD2; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD3; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD3; Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, MD4; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD5; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD6; Paul Poommipanit, MD7; Mitul P. Patel, MD8; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD8; Michael Koutouzis, MD9; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD9; Sevket Gorgulu, MD10;  Basem Elbarouni, MD11; William Nicholson, MD12; Wissam Jaber, MD12; Stephane Rinfret, MD12; Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD13; Omer Goktekin, MD14; Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MD15; Yader Sandoval, MD1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1

Salman S. Allana, MD1; Spyridon Kosta...
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 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