2021
Laser for balloon uncrossable and undilatable chronic total occlusion interventions
Karacsonyi J, Alaswad K, Choi JW, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Poommipanit P, Rafeh NA, ElGuindy A, Ungi I, Egred M, Brilakis ES. Laser for balloon uncrossable and undilatable chronic total occlusion interventions. International Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 336: 33-37. PMID: 34022321, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCTO percutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) PCIMajor adverse cardiac eventsSimilar major complication ratesComplex percutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion interventionOutcomes of balloonAdverse cardiac eventsMajor complication rateStent restenotic lesionsLaser useAngiographic characteristicsCardiac eventsComplication rateCoronary interventionPatient ageProcedural successCTO lesionsRestenotic lesionsSimilar incidenceProcedural outcomesUndilatable lesionsLesionsSuccess rate
2020
Excimer Laser Use in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Karácsonyi J, Martínez-Parachini J, Ungi I, Katona A, Sasi V, Nagy F, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Rangan B, Brilakis E. Excimer Laser Use in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Cardiologia Hungarica 2020, 50: 404-409. DOI: 10.26430/chungarica.2020.50.6.404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcimer laser coronary atherectomyPercutaneous coronary interventionComplex percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionSignificant vessel injurySaphenous vein graftsCoronary atherectomyThrombotic lesionsVein graftsPotential complicationsVessel injuryExcimer laser useJudicious useLaser useInterventionBalloonAtherectomyComplications