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Chronic Total Occlusion

Author Interview
02/03/2025
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Emmanouil S. Brilakis about his Editor’s 2024 Top 10 article, “Update on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention”.
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Emmanouil S. Brilakis about his Editor’s 2024 Top 10 article, “Update on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention”.
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt,...
02/03/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
01/14/2025
Video Supplement to "Parallel Wire Technique as a Bailout for Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalization Due to Microcatheter Over-Torquing and Entrapment" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Parallel Wire Technique as a Bailout for Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalization Due to Microcatheter Over-Torquing and Entrapment" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Parallel...
01/14/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
01/13/2025
The authors show an example of microcatheter over-torquing, causing entrapment of the guidewire during recanalization of a chronic total occlusion,.
The authors show an example of microcatheter over-torquing, causing entrapment of the guidewire during recanalization of a chronic total occlusion,.
The authors show an example of...
01/13/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/13/2025
The authors examined the frequency and outcomes of Ostial Flash balloon use in aorto-ostial chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a multicenter contemporary CTO-PCI registry.
The authors examined the frequency and outcomes of Ostial Flash balloon use in aorto-ostial chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a multicenter contemporary CTO-PCI registry.
The authors examined the...
01/13/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/30/2024
The authors performed a 2-arm randomized controlled trial to compare the time, efficacy and safety outcomes between an antegrade wiring (AW) strategy using a first-choice intermediate tip-load polymer-jacketed guidewire vs an AW strategy...
The authors performed a 2-arm randomized controlled trial to compare the time, efficacy and safety outcomes between an antegrade wiring (AW) strategy using a first-choice intermediate tip-load polymer-jacketed guidewire vs an AW strategy...
The authors performed a 2-arm...
12/30/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/30/2024
The authors compared the predictions for successful antegrade wiring of chronic total occlusion lesions made by interventional cardiologists with those from a machine learning model.
The authors compared the predictions for successful antegrade wiring of chronic total occlusion lesions made by interventional cardiologists with those from a machine learning model.
The authors compared the...
09/30/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/19/2024
Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention can be performed using an antegrade-only approach or a retrograde approach (RA). Whether an RA carries a higher risk of complications needs further investigation.
Chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention can be performed using an antegrade-only approach or a retrograde approach (RA). Whether an RA carries a higher risk of complications needs further investigation.
Chronic total occlusion...
08/19/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
06/03/2024

Eugene B. Wu, MD1; Wataru Nagamatsu, MD2; Atsunori Okamura, MD3

Eugene B. Wu, MD1; Wataru Nagamatsu, ...
In this article, the authors provide 10 tips for every chronic total occlusion interventionist to use when performing 3-dimensional wiring in distal true lumen wiring
In this article, the authors provide 10 tips for every chronic total occlusion interventionist to use when performing 3-dimensional wiring in distal true lumen wiring
In this article, the authors...
06/03/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/22/2024

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Athanasios Rempakos, MD1; Deniz Mutlu, MD1; Ahmed Al Ogaili, MD1; James W. Choi, MD2; Paul Poommipanit, MD3; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD4; Mir Babar Basir, DO4; Rhian Davies, DO, MS5; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD6; Raj H. Chandwaney, MD7; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc8; Nazif Aygul, MD9; Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MD10; Brian K. Jefferson, MD11; Sevket Gorgulu, MD12; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD13; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD14; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD14; Jarrod Frizzell, MD15; Basem Elbarouni, MD16; Omer Goktekin, MD17; Margaret B. McEntegart, MD18; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA1; M. Nicholas Burke, MD1; Yader Sandoval, MD1; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1

Michaella Alexandrou, MD1; Athanasios...
The authors analyzed patient and lesion characteristics, techniques, and outcomes in 11 503 CTO-PCI procedures performed in North America and in the combined regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa from 2017 to 2023 as documented in the...
The authors analyzed patient and lesion characteristics, techniques, and outcomes in 11 503 CTO-PCI procedures performed in North America and in the combined regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa from 2017 to 2023 as documented in the...
The authors analyzed patient and...
05/22/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology