2023
Single vs. multiple operators for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: From the PROGRESS‐CTO Registry
Karacsonyi J, Alaswad K, Krestyaninov O, Karmpaliotis D, Kirtane A, Ali Z, McEntegart M, Masoumi A, Poomipanit P, Jaffer F, Khatri J, Choi J, Patel M, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Gorgulu S, Sheikh A, Elbarouni B, Jaber W, ElGuindy A, Yeh R, Kostantinis S, Simsek B, Rangan B, Mastrodemos O, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Ungi I, Rafeh N, Goktekin O, Burke M, Brilakis E, Sandoval Y. Single vs. multiple operators for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: From the PROGRESS‐CTO Registry. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2023, 101: 543-552. PMID: 36695421, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCTO-PCIChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionAir kerma radiation dosePercutaneous coronary intervention outcomesChronic total occlusion interventionLow MACE ratePROGRESS-CTO RegistryProspective global registryProcedural success ratePercutaneous coronary interventionHigh technical successRisk of complicationsMO casesCTO PCI casesMACE rateCoronary interventionMulticenter registryPatient ageMultivariable analysisProcedural successContrast volumeGlobal RegistryTechnical successProcedural outcomesPCI cases
2021
THE IMPACT OF ANNUAL OPERATOR VOLUME ON THE OUTCOMES OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION
Karacsonyi J, Tsiafoutis I, Alaswad K, Khatri J, Choi J, Karmpaliotis D, ElGuindy A, Sheikh A, Jaber W, Elbarouni B, Jaffer F, Poomipanit P, Chandwaney R, Krestianinov O, Uretsky B, Patel M, Toma C, Yeh R, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Xenogiannis I, Rangan B, Ungi I, Brilakis E, Koutouzis M. THE IMPACT OF ANNUAL OPERATOR VOLUME ON THE OUTCOMES OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2021, 77: 958. PMID: 35969838, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02317-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionOperator volumeCoronary interventionHigher J-CTO scoreMajor cardiac adverse eventsHigh technical success rateAnnual operator volumeCardiac adverse eventsHigher lesion complexityMajor complication rateJ-CTO scoreTechnical success rateHigh technical successHigh-volume operatorsCTO PCI casesLow-volume operatorsProximal cap ambiguityProximal vessel tortuosityMulticenter registryAdverse eventsComplication ratePatient ageProcedural successMultivariable analysis
2020
Impact of adherence to the hybrid algorithm for initial crossing strategy selection in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention
Xenogiannis I, Alaswad K, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Khatri JJ, Choi JW, Jaffer FA, Patel M, Mahmud E, Doing AH, Dattilo P, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Uretsky B, Jefferson BK, Patel T, Jaber W, Samady H, Sheikh AM, Yeh RW, Tamez H, Elbarouni B, Love MP, Abi Rafeh N, Maalouf A, Fadi AJ, Toma C, Shah AR, Chandwaney RH, Omer M, Megaly MS, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Rangan BV, Garcia S, Abdullah S, Banerjee S, Burke MN, Karmpaliotis D, Brilakis ES. Impact of adherence to the hybrid algorithm for initial crossing strategy selection in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Revista Española De Cardiología (English Edition) 2020, 74: 1023-1031. PMID: 33189636, DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2020.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionCTO percutaneous coronary interventionJ-CTO scoreImpact of adherenceTechnical successCoronary interventionHospital major adverse cardiac eventsHospital major adverse eventsMean J-CTO scorePrior percutaneous coronary interventionMajor adverse cardiac eventsConcordant groupLarge multicenter registryLower technical successAdverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery bypassMajor adverse eventsOverall technical successPrior myocardial infarctionHigh technical successCTO-PCI successArtery bypassMulticenter registryAdverse events