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
2022
Outcomes and challenges of the provisional stenting technique: Insights from the PROGRESS‐BIFURCATION registry
Simsek B, Kostantinis S, Karacsonyi J, Allana S, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Burke M, Garcia S, Wang Y, Chavez I, Gössl M, Sorajja P, Mooney M, Poulose A, Sandoval Y, Traverse J, Rangan B, Brilakis E. Outcomes and challenges of the provisional stenting technique: Insights from the PROGRESS‐BIFURCATION registry. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 100: 749-755. PMID: 36121014, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTwo-stent strategyProvisional stentingProcedural successTechnical successHospital major adverse cardiovascular eventsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsLower technical successProspective global registrySimilar procedural successProvisional stenting techniqueAngiographic characteristicsCardiovascular eventsCoronary interventionDiameter stenosisGlobal RegistryDistal lesionsProcedural outcomesSB involvementSB lesion lengthBifurcation lesionsSide branch diameterStenting techniquesStentingChallenges and outcomes of the double kissing crush stenting technique: Insights from the PROGRESS‐BIFURCATION registry
Simsek B, Kostantinis S, Karacsonyi J, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Assali M, Burke M, Garcia S, Wang Y, Chavez I, Goessl M, Sorajja P, Mooney M, Poulose A, Traverse J, Rangan B, Brilakis E. Challenges and outcomes of the double kissing crush stenting technique: Insights from the PROGRESS‐BIFURCATION registry. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2022, 99: 1038-1044. PMID: 35195331, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDK crushBifurcation lesionsCoronary interventionDouble kissingHospital major adverse cardiovascular eventsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsBifurcation percutaneous coronary interventionProspective global registryAdverse cardiovascular eventsDouble kissing crushSide branchesAngiographic characteristicsCardiovascular eventsNew guidewireArtery lesionsComplication rateProcedural successExcellent outcomesGlobal RegistryTechnical successProcedural outcomesCrush techniqueLesionsBifurcation stenting
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
Temporal Trends in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry.
Xenogiannis I, Gkargkoulas F, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Jaffer FA, Yeh RW, Patel M, Mahmud E, Choi JW, Burke MN, Garcia S, Doing AH, Dattilo P, Toma C, Uretsky B, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Moses JW, Lembo NJ, Parikh M, Kirtane AJ, Ali ZA, Russo JJ, Hakemi E, Hall AB, Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Karatasakis A, Danek B, Rangan BV, Abdullah S, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Temporal Trends in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2020, 32: 153-160. PMID: 32198318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionEarly era patientsProcedural success rateERA patientsCTO-PCICoronary interventionRetrograde crossingSuccess rateHospital major cardiovascular eventsPROGRESS-CTO RegistryMajor cardiovascular eventsJ-CTO scoreTechnical success rateAntegrade wire escalationHospital MACECardiovascular eventsMulticenter registryProcedural outcomesStage IIICurrent eraAntegrade dissectionPatientsWire escalationRegistry
2019
The Impact of Peripheral Artery Disease in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Insights From PROGRESS-CTO Registry)
Xenogiannis I, Gkargkoulas F, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskii D, Choi JW, Jaffer FA, Patel M, Mahmud E, Khatri JJ, Kandzari DE, Doing AH, Dattilo P, Toma C, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Uretsky B, Yeh RW, Tamez H, Wyman RM, Jefferson BK, Patel T, Jaber W, Samady H, Sheikh AM, Malik BA, Holper E, Potluri S, Moses JW, Lembo NJ, Parikh M, Kirtane AJ, Ali ZA, Hall AB, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Dargham BB, Rangan BV, Abdullah S, Garcia S, Banerjee S, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. The Impact of Peripheral Artery Disease in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Insights From PROGRESS-CTO Registry). Angiology 2019, 71: 274-280. PMID: 31845593, DOI: 10.1177/0003319719895178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral artery diseasePercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionHistory of PADCTO percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionArtery diseaseProcedural successComplex lesionsHospital major adverse cardiac eventsAntegrade dissection/reentryMajor adverse cardiac eventsJapanese CTO scoreAdverse cardiac eventsCardiovascular risk factorsLower procedural successMore comorbiditiesAngiographic characteristicsCardiac eventsTechnical successRisk factorsProcedural outcomesRetrograde approachHigh prevalenceStudy groupUse of the DyeVert System in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Tajti P, Xenogiannis I, Hall A, Burke MN, Chavez I, Garcia S, Gössl M, Mooney M, Poulose A, Sorajja P, Wang Y, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Morley P, Rangan BV, Ungi I, Brilakis ES. Use of the DyeVert System in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2019, 31: 253-259. PMID: 31478890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionCTO-PCIContrast volumeCoronary interventionCommon target vesselMedian contrast volumeContrast-induced nephropathyAdditional larger studiesPrimary clinical endpointRight coronary arteryHospital major complicationsLarger contrast volumeAmount of contrastMost patientsCardiac catheterizationMajor complicationsProcedural complicationsCircumflex arterySingle centerCoronary arteryMean ageClinical endpointsProcedural outcomesPatientsLeft Main Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Series.
Xenogiannis I, Karmpaliotis D, Alaswad K, Basir MB, Yeh RW, Tamez H, Patel M, Mahmud E, Choi JW, Burke MN, Doing AH, Dattilo P, Khatri JJ, Sheikh AM, Malik BA, Greene ME, Abi Rafeh N, Maalouf A, Abou Jaoudeh F, Moses JW, Lembo NJ, Parikh M, Kirtane AJ, Ali ZA, Gkargkoulas F, Russo J, Hakemi E, Tajti P, Hall AB, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Rangan BV, Abdullah S, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Series. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2019, 31: e220-e225. PMID: 31257217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionPrior coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionArtery bypass graft surgeryBypass graft surgeryGraft surgeryCoronary interventionProcedural outcomesAir kerma radiation doseMean J-CTO scoreMedian contrast volumePeriprocedural myocardial infarctionProcedural success rateJ-CTO scoreMedian procedure timePROGRESS CTO scoresBetter procedural outcomesAntegrade wire escalationAngiographic characteristicsComplication scoreMost patientsPatient ageCase seriesContrast volume