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
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 ResearchConceptsCoronary 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 access
2019
Use 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