2023
Contemporary In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from the MENATA (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and Asia) Chapter of the PROGRESS-CTO Registry
Gorgulu S, Kostantinis S, ElGuindy A, Abi Rafeh N, Simsek B, Rempakos A, Karacsonyi J, Kalay N, Samir A, Jaoudeh F, Maalouf A, Soylu K, Yildirim U, Tigen M, Cincin A, Kalyanasundaram A, Aygul N, Altunkeser B, El Sayed A, Sadek Y, Shelton C, Jbara K, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Mastrodemos O, Rangan B, Allana S, Sandoval Y, Burke M, Brilakis E, Goktekin O. Contemporary In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from the MENATA (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and Asia) Chapter of the PROGRESS-CTO Registry. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2023, 206: 221-229. PMID: 37717475, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionConsecutive CTO percutaneous coronary interventionsHospital major adverse cardiac eventsAir kerma radiation dosePrevious percutaneous coronary interventionMajor adverse cardiac eventsCTO percutaneous coronary interventionCommon target vesselJapanese CTO scoreMedian contrast volumePROGRESS-CTO RegistryAdverse cardiac eventsIn-Hospital OutcomesAcceptable complication rateProcedural success ratePrevalence of diabetesRight coronary arteryIncidence of perforationPROGRESS CTO scoresAntegrade wire escalationAngiographic characteristicsCardiac eventsExperienced centers
2021
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.
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 outcomes
2020
Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Utilization for Stent Optimization on 1-Year Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Vemmou E, Khatri J, Doing AH, Dattilo P, Toma C, Sheikh A, Alaswad K, Jefferson BK, Patel TN, Chandwaney RH, Jaffer FA, Jaber W, Samady H, Gkargkoulas F, Moses JW, Lembo NJ, Kirtane AJ, Parikh M, Ali ZA, Megaly M, Omer M, Nikolakopoulos I, Xenogiannis I, Stanberry L, Garberich RF, Rangan BV, Garcia S, Burke MN, Abdullah S, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES, Karmpaliotis D. Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Utilization for Stent Optimization on 1-Year Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2020, 32: 392-399. PMID: 32694224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionIVUS groupCTO-PCIStent optimizationCoronary interventionIncidence of MACEUltrasound utilizationHigher lesion complexityAdverse cardiac eventsTarget vessel revascularizationAcute coronary syndromePrior myocardial infarctionJ-CTO scoreLong-term outcomesUnited States CentersAntegrade wire escalationIVUS useCoronary syndromeCardiac eventsPatient ageCardiac deathMyocardial infarctionLesion complexityTemporal 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
Left 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