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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProspective StudiesRegistriesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCTO-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
External validation of the PROGRESS-CTO complication risk scores: Individual patient data pooled analysis of 3 registries
Simsek B, Tajti P, Carlino M, Ojeda S, Pan M, Rinfret S, Vemmou E, Kostantinis S, Nikolakopoulos I, Karacsonyi J, Dens J, Agostoni P, Alaswad K, Megaly M, Avran A, Choi J, Jaffer F, Doshi D, Karmpaliotis D, Khatri J, Knaapen P, La Manna A, Spratt J, Tanabe M, Walsh S, Mastrodemos O, Allana S, Rempakos A, Rangan B, Goktekin O, Gorgulu S, Poommipanit P, Kearney K, Lombardi W, Grantham J, Mashayekhi K, Brilakis E, Azzalini L. External validation of the PROGRESS-CTO complication risk scores: Individual patient data pooled analysis of 3 registries. International Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 375: 14-20. PMID: 36565956, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.12.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsPercutaneous coronary interventionCTO percutaneous coronary interventionComplication risk scoreIndividual patient dataComplication scoreRisk scorePrior coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionArtery bypass graft surgeryObserved complication rateAdverse cardiovascular eventsBypass graft surgeryPatient dataJ-CTO scoreRisk of complicationsGood discriminative performanceBlunt stumpMACE rateMACE scoresCardiovascular eventsGraft surgeryCoronary interventionComplication rateValidation of the OPEN-CLEAN Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Perforation Score in a Multicenter Registry
Simsek B, Carlino M, Ojeda S, Pan M, Rinfret S, Vemmou E, Kostantinis S, Nikolakopoulos I, Karacsonyi J, Quadros A, Dens J, Abi Rafeh N, Agostoni P, Alaswad K, Avran A, Belli K, Choi J, Elguindy A, Jaffer F, Doshi D, Karmpaliotis D, Khatri J, Khelimskii D, Knaapen P, La Manna A, Krestyaninov O, Lamelas P, Padilla L, de Oliveira P, Spratt J, Tanabe M, Walsh S, Goktekin O, Gorgulu S, Mastrodemos O, Allana S, Rangan B, Kearney K, Lombardi W, Grantham J, Hirai T, Brilakis E, Azzalini L. Validation of the OPEN-CLEAN Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Perforation Score in a Multicenter Registry. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 188: 30-35. PMID: 36462272, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionFemaleHumansMalePercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular System InjuriesConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCTO percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery perforationArtery perforationPerforation riskPrevious coronary artery bypass graftChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery bypass graftModerate-severe calcificationUnfavorable angiographic characteristicsArtery bypass graftProximal cap ambiguityBlunt stumpAngiographic characteristicsMulticenter registryCoronary interventionFeared complicationBypass graftTechnical successPatientsPerforationGood calibrationCharacteristic curveScoresRiskA Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Simsek B, Kostantinis S, Karacsonyi J, Alaswad K, Megaly M, Karmpaliotis D, Masoumi A, Jaber W, Nicholson W, Rinfret S, Mashayekhi K, Werner G, McEntegart M, Lee S, Khatri J, Harding S, Avran A, Jaffer F, Doshi D, Kao H, Sianos G, Yamane M, Milkas A, Azzalini L, Garbo R, Tammam K, Abi Rafeh N, Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Rangan B, Burke M, Garcia S, Croce K, Wu E, Tsuchikane E, Di Mario C, Galassi A, Gagnor A, Knaapen P, Jang Y, Kim B, Poommipanit P, Brilakis E. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2022, 34: e763-e775. PMID: 36227013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary OcclusionHumansMyocardial InfarctionObservational Studies as TopicOdds RatioPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionSubsequent clinical outcomesClinical outcomesCTO-PCIObservational studyMyocardial infarctionCause mortalityCoronary interventionOdds ratioSubsequent coronary artery bypass surgerySystematic reviewCoronary artery bypass surgeryAdverse cardiovascular eventsHeart failure hospitalizationTarget vessel revascularizationArtery bypass surgeryBetter clinical outcomesConfidence intervalsRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsFailure hospitalizationOutcomes 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical Trials as TopicCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProspective StudiesRegistriesStentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous 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 techniquesStentingPrimary vs Secondary Retrograde Approach in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions.
Kostantinis S, Alaswad K, Karmpaliotis D, Jaffer F, Jaber W, Nicholson W, Rinfret S, Khatri J, Poommipanit P, Karacsonyi J, Simsek B, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Riley R, Sheikh A, Patel M, Gorgulu S, ElGuindy A, Goktekin O, Abi Rafeh N, Rangan B, Garcia S, Burke M, Brilakis E. Primary vs Secondary Retrograde Approach in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2022, 34: e672-e677. PMID: 35969839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary chronic total occlusionsRetrograde approachRetrograde CTO-PCICoronary interventionCTO-PCIHospital major adverse cardiac eventsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionMajor adverse cardiac eventsMajor adverse event rateArtery bypass graft surgeryCTO percutaneous coronary interventionAdverse cardiac eventsBypass graft surgeryAdverse event ratesProcedural success rateVentricular ejection fractionChronic total occlusionPROGRESS CTO scoresAngiographic characteristicsGraft surgeryCardiac eventsEjection fractionProcedural successOutcomes of Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Versus Angiography-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Chronic Total Occlusions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Chugh Y, Buttar R, Kwan T, Vemmou E, Karacsonyi J, Nikolakopoulos I, Garcia S, Goessl M, Wang Y, Chavez I, Poulose A, Burke M, Brilakis E. Outcomes of Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Versus Angiography-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Chronic Total Occlusions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2022, 34: e310-e318. PMID: 35366225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary AngiographyDrug-Eluting StentsHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionUltrasonographyUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionTarget lesion revascularizationTarget vessel revascularizationMajor adverse cardiac eventsAdverse cardiac eventsTotal stent lengthChronic total occlusionLong-term outcomesStent thrombosisCTO-PCIMyocardial infarctionCause mortalityCardiac eventsCardiovascular mortalityCoronary interventionTotal occlusionStent lengthProcedure timeLower riskSystematic reviewBetter long-term outcomesContrast volume useIntravascular ultrasound guidanceShorter procedure timeRandom-effects modelPercutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions involving a bifurcation: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry
Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Karacsonyi J, Alaswad K, Karmpaliotis D, Abi Rafeh N, Schimmel D, Benzuly K, Flaherty J, Poommipanit P, ElGuindy A, Burke M, Brilakis E. Percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions involving a bifurcation: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 66: 80-83. PMID: 35247542, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2022.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionDistal capProximal capCoronary interventionCoronary artery bypass graft surgery ratesChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionCTO percutaneous coronary interventionLower technical success rateLower technical successPROGRESS-CTO RegistryTechnical success rateChronic total occlusionPCI registrySurgery ratesProcedural dataTotal occlusionTechnical successJ-CTOHigh riskSuccess rateRegistryTwo-thirdsInterventionLimited studiesBifurcation locationChallenges 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionProspective StudiesRegistriesStentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous 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 stentingPractice Patterns in the Interventional Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Global Survey.
Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Karacsonyi J, Azzalini L, Bergmark B, Chatzizisis Y, Hall A, Wollmuth J, Croce K, Jneid H, Rangan B, Burke M, Brilakis E. Practice Patterns in the Interventional Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Global Survey. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2022, 34: e43-e48. PMID: 34982725, PMCID: PMC8919669, DOI: 10.25270/jic/21.00077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionStentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionLM lesionsBifurcation lesionsProvisional stentingNon-LM bifurcation lesionsBifurcation percutaneous coronary interventionIntravascular imagingCoronary bifurcation lesionsDouble kissing crushDK crush techniqueAnnual PCI volumesProximal optimization techniqueBailout stentingRadial access useCoronary interventionPCI volumeInterventional treatmentPractice patternsCoronary physiologyCrush techniqueAccess useLesionsStudy aimProvisional strategyStenting
2021
Radial versus femoral access in patients with coronary artery bypass surgery: Frequentist and Bayesian meta‐analysis
Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Xenogiannis I, Karacsonyi J, Rao S, Romagnoli E, Tsigkas G, Milkas A, Velagapudi P, Alaswad K, Rangan B, Garcia S, Burke M, Brilakis E. Radial versus femoral access in patients with coronary artery bypass surgery: Frequentist and Bayesian meta‐analysis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 99: 462-471. PMID: 34779096, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.30010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBayes TheoremCatheterization, PeripheralCoronary Artery BypassFemoral ArteryHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRadial ArteryRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCoronary artery bypass surgeryPrior coronary artery bypass surgeryArtery bypass surgeryAccess site complicationsContrast volumeBypass surgeryCardiac catheterizationRandomized trialsRadial groupOdds ratioAccess siteObservational studyConfidence intervalsAccess site complication rateMean differenceDifferent vascular accessesOptimal access siteVascular access complicationsLower contrast volumeCoronary catheterizationAccess complicationsComplication rateFemoral accessSite complicationsRadial accessProcedural and In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights From a Prospective Multicenter International Registry.
Arman P, Basir M, Gupta A, Choi J, Khatri J, Jaffer F, Poomipanit P, Forouzandeh F, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Patel M, Mahmud E, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Karacsonyi J, ElGuindy A, Goktekin O, Abi Rafeh N, Brilakis E, Alaswad K. Procedural and In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights From a Prospective Multicenter International Registry. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2021, 33: e670-e676. PMID: 34473071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPercutaneous coronary interventionNon-AMI patientsChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionCTO-PCIAMI patientsCoronary interventionProcedural successTechnical successMyocardial infarctionHospital major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) rateMajor adverse cardiovascular event ratesAdverse cardiovascular event ratesMulticenter international registrySimilar technical successIn-Hospital OutcomesCardiovascular event ratesProcedural success rateVentricular ejection fractionHemodynamic support devicesNon-CTO lesionsAntegrade wire escalationHospital MACEAngiographic characteristicsHospital outcomesDistal Radial Access in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry.
Nikolakopoulos I, Patel T, Jefferson B, Sheikh A, Jaber W, Samady H, Khatri J, Yeh R, Tamez H, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Jaffer F, Doing A, Dattilo P, Uretsky B, Toma C, Elbarouni B, Alaswad K, Choi J, Lembo N, Parikh M, Kirtane A, Ali Z, Omer M, Vemmou E, Xenogiannis I, Karacsonyi J, Rangan B, Abdullah S, Banerjee S, Garcia S, Burke M, Brilakis E, Karmpaliotis D. Distal Radial Access in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2021, 33: e717-e722. PMID: 34433693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary OcclusionHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDistal radial accessChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionRadial accessCoronary interventionPRA groupProcedural successCTO-PCIAir kerma radiation doseAdverse cardiac eventsPROGRESS-CTO RegistryJ-CTO scoreRisk of complicationsSimilar procedural successPROGRESS CTO scoresDRA accessMulticenter registryCardiac eventsFemoral accessTechnical successConcomitant useProcedural characteristicsDRA groupRadiation doseComplicationsComputed tomography angiography co-registration with real-time fluoroscopy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions.
Xenogiannis I, Jaffer FA, Shah A, Omer M, Megaly M, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Rangan B, Garcia S, Lesser J, Cavalcante J, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Computed tomography angiography co-registration with real-time fluoroscopy in percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusions. EuroIntervention 2021, 17: e433-e435. PMID: 32657275, PMCID: PMC9724964, DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-00175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionFluoroscopyHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeOutcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) according to race: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry
Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Karacsonyi J, Kostantinis S, Rangan B, Baechler C, Garcia S, Burke M, Alaswad K, Brilakis E. Outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) according to race: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 64: 90-92. PMID: 34311103, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2021.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeComparison of Outcomes of Patients with vs without Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
Karacsonyi J, Schmidt CW, Okeson BK, Garcia S, Henry TD, Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Xenogiannis I, Sharkey S, Aguirre FV, Tannenbaum M, Burke M, Goessl M, Sorajja P, Traverse J, Wang YL, Brilakis ES. Comparison of Outcomes of Patients with vs without Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 154: 33-40. PMID: 34243937, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevious coronary bypass graft surgeryST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionCoronary bypass graft surgeryElevation acute myocardial infarctionPrevious CABG patientsAcute myocardial infarctionCABG patientsBaseline characteristicsMyocardial infarctionMajor cardiac adverse eventsBypass graft surgeryCardiac adverse eventsOutcomes of patientsSaphenous vein graftsKaplan-Meier methodLong-term outcomesLog-rank testComparison of outcomesSTEMI registryGraft surgerySTEMI patientsAdverse eventsMost patientsPrimary outcomeTerm outcomesChronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry
Vemmou E, Alaswad K, Khatri JJ, Khelimskii D, Krestyaninov O, Poommipanit P, Karacsonyi J, Nikolakopoulos I, Garcia S, Brilakis ES. Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry. Hellenic Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 62: 372-373. PMID: 34098128, PMCID: PMC8178534, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjc.2021.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionCOVID-19HumansPandemicsPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeCharacteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients undergoing complex bifurcation versus nonbifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention
Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Karacsonyi J, Garberich R, Stanberry L, Mueller DL, Kostantinis ST, Simsek B, Rangan BV, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of patients undergoing complex bifurcation versus nonbifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary Artery Disease 2021, 33: 242-244. PMID: 34074912, DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseDrug-Eluting StentsHospitalsHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeIn-Stent CTO Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Individual Patient Data Pooled Analysis of 4 Multicenter Registries
Vemmou E, Quadros AS, Dens JA, Rafeh NA, Agostoni P, Alaswad K, Avran A, Belli KC, Carlino M, Choi JW, El-Guindy A, Jaffer FA, Karmpaliotis D, Khatri JJ, Khelimskii D, Knaapen P, La Manna A, Krestyaninov O, Lamelas P, Ojeda S, Padilla L, Pan M, Piccaro de Oliveira P, Rinfret S, Spratt JC, Tanabe M, Walsh S, Nikolakopoulos I, Karacsonyi J, Rangan BV, Brilakis ES, Azzalini L. In-Stent CTO Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Individual Patient Data Pooled Analysis of 4 Multicenter Registries. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: 1308-1319. PMID: 34052151, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsDe novo chronic total occlusionsChronic total occlusionPercutaneous coronary interventionHospital major adverse cardiovascular eventsCTO percutaneous coronary interventionMyocardial infarctionLong-term major adverse cardiovascular eventsStent restenosis chronic total occlusionsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryOutcomes of PCIMean J-CTO scoreArtery bypass graft surgeryAdverse cardiovascular eventsBypass graft surgeryDe novo groupJ-CTO scorePatient-level dataCause deathPercutaneous CoronaryAngiographic characteristicsCardiovascular eventsGraft surgeryMulticenter registryVessel revascularizationLaser 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChronic DiseaseCoronary AngiographyCoronary OcclusionHumansLasersMaleMiddle AgedPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsPercutaneous 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