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
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 rateTHE 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 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 complexity
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