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Chronic Total Occlusion Topic Center

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Clinical Videos
10/29/2026
Semi Ozturk, MD; Ahmet Seyfeddin Gurbuz, MD; Sule Goktekin, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD
Video Supplement to "Collateral Channel Crossing Failure During Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Predictors and Associated Procedural Outcomes From a Multicenter Registry" (Original Research).
Video Supplement to "Collateral Channel Crossing Failure During Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Predictors and Associated Procedural Outcomes From a Multicenter Registry" (Original Research).
Video Supplement to "Collateral...
10/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/29/2026
Semi Ozturk, MD; Ahmet Seyfeddin Gurbuz, MD; Sule Goktekin, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD
The authors analyzed retrograde CTO PCI procedures from a multicenter registry to identify clinical, angiographic, and collateral-pathway factors associated with collateral channel crossing failure and to evaluate their association with...
The authors analyzed retrograde CTO PCI procedures from a multicenter registry to identify clinical, angiographic, and collateral-pathway factors associated with collateral channel crossing failure and to evaluate their association with...
The authors analyzed retrograde...
10/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/09/2026
Marios Tsourous, MD; Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; Theodoros Vichos, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Ahmet Akyel, MD; Parth Desai, MD; Ayman Fath, MD; Sophie Macy, BS; James W. Choi, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD; Raj Chandwaney, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Mir B. Basir, MD; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD; Laura Young, MD; Omer Goktekin, MD; Konstantinos Voudris, MD; Noah N. Williford, MD; Angie S. Lobo, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The authors evaluated the clinical characteristics and procedural outcomes of dialysis patients undergoing chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in a large, multicenter registry.
The authors evaluated the clinical characteristics and procedural outcomes of dialysis patients undergoing chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in a large, multicenter registry.
The authors evaluated the...
10/09/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
07/23/2026
Madjid Boukantar, MD; Oueies Labidi, MD; Patrick Zamora, MD; Romain Gallet, MD, PhD; Tony Truong, MD; Nicolas Lellouche, MD, PhD; Nadia Oubaya, MD; Pierre Andre Natella, MD; Philippe Le Corvoisier, MD; Paul Mathieu Chiaroni, MD; Emmanuel Teiger, MD, PhD
The SXS-CTO trial was designed to compare the incidence of stent malapposition between self-expanding drug-eluting stents (DES) (STENTYS Xposition S [STENTYS S.A]) and balloon-expandable DES in patients undergoing chronic total occlusion...
The SXS-CTO trial was designed to compare the incidence of stent malapposition between self-expanding drug-eluting stents (DES) (STENTYS Xposition S [STENTYS S.A]) and balloon-expandable DES in patients undergoing chronic total occlusion...
The SXS-CTO trial was designed...
07/23/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Research Letter
07/07/2026
Adham Ramadan, MD; Mohamed Doma, MD; Bryan Cogar, MD; Kambis Mashayekhi, MD; Margaret B. McEntegart, MD, PhD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Gregor Leibundgut, MD; StƩphane Rinfret, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD; Michael Megaly, MD, MS
The authors examined left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) recovery, all-cause mortality, and all-cause hospitalization following chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention across 3 prespecified LVEF strata over...
The authors examined left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) recovery, all-cause mortality, and all-cause hospitalization following chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention across 3 prespecified LVEF strata over...
The authors examined left...
07/07/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
05/12/2026
Semih Ceylan; Deniz Mutlu, MD; Eleni Kladou, MD; Nick Williford, MD; Sandeep Jalli, MD; Ahmed Al-Ogaili, MD; Masahisa Yamane, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Allison Hall, MD; Rhian Davies, DO; James W. Choi, MD; Andrea Gagnor, MD; Roberto Garbo, MD; Omer Goktekin, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; William Nicholson, MD; Stéphane Rinfret, MD; Wissam Jaber, MD; Mohaned Egred, MD; Anastasios Milkas, MD, PhD; Niccolò Ciardetti, MD; Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD; Kambis Mashayekhi, MD, PhD; Alexandre Avran, MD; Gregor Leibundgut, MD; Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, MD, PhD; Gerald S. Werner, MD, PhD; Claudiu Ungureanu, MD; Yader Sandoval, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
This review provides a summary of the published literature in CTO PCI between September 2023 and April 2025, categorized by procedural outcomes, techniques, complications, and ongoing studies.
This review provides a summary of the published literature in CTO PCI between September 2023 and April 2025, categorized by procedural outcomes, techniques, complications, and ongoing studies.
This review provides a summary...
05/12/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
04/21/2026
Tarek Abdeldayem, MD; Mustafa Tigen, MD; Omer Gogtekin, MD; Mohaned Egred, BSc (Hons), MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FESC
A 59-year-old man with exertional angina and coronary angiography showing chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery with collateral filling from the left anterior descending artery. Dual injection revealed an ambiguous proximal...
A 59-year-old man with exertional angina and coronary angiography showing chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery with collateral filling from the left anterior descending artery. Dual injection revealed an ambiguous proximal...
A 59-year-old man with...
04/21/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Author Interview
03/06/2026
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Emmanouil Brilakis about his Editor’s 2025 Top 10 article, ā€œCan IodixAnol ReducE the Incidence of Adverse Renal or Cardiac Events in Chronic Total...
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Emmanouil Brilakis about his Editor’s 2025 Top 10 article, ā€œCan IodixAnol ReducE the Incidence of Adverse Renal or Cardiac Events in Chronic Total...
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt,...
03/06/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
01/26/2026
Konstantinos Filippou, MD; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD; Panagiotis Varelas, MD; Dimitrios Karelas, MD; Ioannis Kouloulias, MD; Alexandros Zaraggas, MD; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Nenekidis, MD, PhD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "A Challenging Case of Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion and the Reverse T-Stenting and Small Protrusion (TAP) Technique: Success With the Investment Strategy" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "A Challenging Case of Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion and the Reverse T-Stenting and Small Protrusion (TAP) Technique: Success With the Investment Strategy" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "A...
01/26/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
01/26/2026
Konstantinos Filippou, MD; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD; Panagiotis Varelas, MD; Dimitrios Karelas, MD; Ioannis Kouloulias, MD; Alexandros Zaraggas, MD; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Nenekidis, MD, PhD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
A 62-year-old man with a history of coronary artery bypass graft was referred because of worsening anginal symptoms despite being on optimal antianginal medical therapy. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and routine...
A 62-year-old man with a history of coronary artery bypass graft was referred because of worsening anginal symptoms despite being on optimal antianginal medical therapy. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and routine...
A 62-year-old man with a history...
01/26/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
11/19/2025
Gabriele L. Gasparini, MD; Laura Novelli, MD; Jacopo A. Oreglia, MD; Yoshihisa Kinoshita, MD; Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Catch the Branch: The New Miracle Neo 3 Guidewire for Complex Bifurcation Rewiring" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Catch the Branch: The New Miracle Neo 3 Guidewire for Complex Bifurcation Rewiring" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Catch the...
11/19/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Clinical Videos
10/29/2026
Semi Ozturk, MD; Ahmet Seyfeddin Gurbuz, MD; Sule Goktekin, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD
Video Supplement to "Collateral Channel Crossing Failure During Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Predictors and Associated Procedural Outcomes From a Multicenter Registry" (Original Research).
Video Supplement to "Collateral Channel Crossing Failure During Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Predictors and Associated Procedural Outcomes From a Multicenter Registry" (Original Research).
Video Supplement to "Collateral...
10/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Author Interview
03/06/2026
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Emmanouil Brilakis about his Editor’s 2025 Top 10 article, ā€œCan IodixAnol ReducE the Incidence of Adverse Renal or Cardiac Events in Chronic Total...
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, catches up with Dr Emmanouil Brilakis about his Editor’s 2025 Top 10 article, ā€œCan IodixAnol ReducE the Incidence of Adverse Renal or Cardiac Events in Chronic Total...
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt,...
03/06/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
01/26/2026
Konstantinos Filippou, MD; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD; Panagiotis Varelas, MD; Dimitrios Karelas, MD; Ioannis Kouloulias, MD; Alexandros Zaraggas, MD; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Nenekidis, MD, PhD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "A Challenging Case of Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion and the Reverse T-Stenting and Small Protrusion (TAP) Technique: Success With the Investment Strategy" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "A Challenging Case of Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion and the Reverse T-Stenting and Small Protrusion (TAP) Technique: Success With the Investment Strategy" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "A...
01/26/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Gasparini Figure 2
Clinical Videos
11/19/2025
Gabriele L. Gasparini, MD; Laura Novelli, MD; Jacopo A. Oreglia, MD; Yoshihisa Kinoshita, MD; Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Catch the Branch: The New Miracle Neo 3 Guidewire for Complex Bifurcation Rewiring" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Catch the Branch: The New Miracle Neo 3 Guidewire for Complex Bifurcation Rewiring" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Catch the...
11/19/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
08/28/2025
Dimitris Karelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Filippou, MD, MSc; Panagiotis Varelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD, PhD; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Collateral Clarity: Balloon Occlusion of an Epicardial Right Coronary Artery Branch to Map Left Anterior Descending Artery Perfusion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Collateral Clarity: Balloon Occlusion of an Epicardial Right Coronary Artery Branch to Map Left Anterior Descending Artery Perfusion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Collateral...
08/28/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
08/14/2025
Panagiotis Varelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD, PhD; Konstantinos Filippou, MD, MSc; Dimitrios Karelas, MD, MSc; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Endovascular Management of the Radial Artery: Success Through Minimal Invasion."
Video Supplement to "Endovascular Management of the Radial Artery: Success Through Minimal Invasion."
Video Supplement to...
08/14/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
07/11/2025
Panagiotis Varelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD, PhD; Konstantinos Filippou, MD, MSc; Dimitrios Karelas, MD, MSc; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Alexandre Avran, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Thrombotic Complication After a Double-Barrel Configuration Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Chronic Total Occlusion."
Video Supplement to "Thrombotic Complication After a Double-Barrel Configuration Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Chronic Total Occlusion."
Video Supplement to "Thrombotic...
07/11/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
EB Top 10
Author Interview
02/03/2025
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
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, ā€œUpdate on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventionā€.
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, ā€œUpdate on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventionā€.
Dr Deepak L. Bhatt,...
02/03/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
01/14/2025
Marco A. AlcƔntara-MelƩndez, MD; Antonio Vargas-Cruz, MD; CƩsar L. GonzƔlez-Aguilar, MD; Faustino J. Silva-Centeno, MD; Jesus GonzƔlez-Jasso, MD; Leonel AvendaƱo-Perez, MD; Rafael Esparza-Corona, MD; Heberto Aquino-Bruno, MD
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
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Author Interview
04/04/2024

Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD

Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD ...
Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt catches up with Dr. Emmanouil S. Brilakis about his Editor’s 2023 Top 10 article, ā€œEquipment Utilization in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Update From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry.ā€
Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt catches up with Dr. Emmanouil S. Brilakis about his Editor’s 2023 Top 10 article, ā€œEquipment Utilization in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Update From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry.ā€
Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt catches up...
04/04/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
10/29/2026
Semi Ozturk, MD; Ahmet Seyfeddin Gurbuz, MD; Sule Goktekin, MD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD
Video Supplement to "Collateral Channel Crossing Failure During Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Predictors and Associated Procedural Outcomes From a Multicenter Registry" (Original Research).
Video Supplement to "Collateral Channel Crossing Failure During Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Predictors and Associated Procedural Outcomes From a Multicenter Registry" (Original Research).
Video Supplement to "Collateral...
10/29/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
10/22/2026
Daiki Kasahara, MD; Rie Aoyama, MD, PhD; Kana Horie, MD; Hironao Sudo, MD; Yo Iwata, MD, PhD; Shinichi Okino, MD; Shigeru Fukuzawa, MD, PhD; Ryosuke Marushima, MD; Masaaki Omori, MD; Manabu Sakurai, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Recurrent Prosthetic Mitral Valve Dysfunction: A Multimodality Imaging and Surgical Challenge" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Recurrent Prosthetic Mitral Valve Dysfunction: A Multimodality Imaging and Surgical Challenge" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Recurrent...
10/22/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
10/21/2026
Vasilki-Maria Dragona, MD; Fotios Kolokathis, MD, PhD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD; Iosif Xenogiannis, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "Delayed Intervention of a Thrombotic Saphenous Vein Graft Lesion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Delayed Intervention of a Thrombotic Saphenous Vein Graft Lesion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Delayed...
10/21/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
10/20/2026
Oscar Lagos Degrande, MD; Alicia Cinta ArgandoƱa Garrido, RN; Felix Rosa Longobardo, MD; Carmen Lluch Requerey, MD; Elena Izaga, PhD; Santiago Camacho Freire, PhD; Jessica Roa Garrido, MD; Antonio Gomez Menchero, MD
Video Supplement to "Capturing Coronary Artery Perforation on Optical Coherence Tomography: A Rare Imaging Record After Excimer Laser Atherectomy of a Calcified Nodule" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Capturing Coronary Artery Perforation on Optical Coherence Tomography: A Rare Imaging Record After Excimer Laser Atherectomy of a Calcified Nodule" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Capturing...
10/20/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
10/08/2026
Keshav Sachdeva, MD, DM; Hardik Jain, MD; Tejinder Singh Malhi, MD, DM; Suraj Kumar, MD, DM; Jasneet Kaur, MD; Bhupinder Singh, MD, DM
Video Supplement to "Seeing the Mechanism: A Transesophageal Echocardiographic Demonstration of Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Seeing the Mechanism: A Transesophageal Echocardiographic Demonstration of Dynamic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Seeing the...
10/08/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
09/28/2026
Marco Angelillis, MD; Leonardo Misuraca, MD; Paolo Calabria, MD; Cristina Giannini, MD, PhD; Paolo Spontoni, MD; Laura Stazzoni, MD; Alessandro Sticchi, MD, PhD; Giulia Costa, MD, PhD; Marco De Carlo, MD, PhD
Video Supplement to "SAFE-SEAL: A Bail-Out Technique for Percutaneous Femoral Closure After Failed Hybrid Closure" (Brief Communication).
Video Supplement to "SAFE-SEAL: A Bail-Out Technique for Percutaneous Femoral Closure After Failed Hybrid Closure" (Brief Communication).
Video Supplement to "SAFE-SEAL:...
09/28/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Qamar_interview
Author Interview
09/23/2026
Arman Qamar, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
Dr Arman Qamar shares background and insights on his article, ā€œReal-World Analysis of Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy Versus Atherectomy for Calcified Coronary Artery Disease: Findings From the TriNetX...
Dr Arman Qamar shares background and insights on his article, ā€œReal-World Analysis of Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy Versus Atherectomy for Calcified Coronary Artery Disease: Findings From the TriNetX...
Dr Arman Qamar shares background...
09/23/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
09/22/2026
Kwok-Ho Yau, MBBS; Justin Ka-Ho Wong, MBBS; John Cheong-Hin Chan, MBBS
Video Supplement to "Halfway Rotablation to Improve Wire Bias in a Severely Calcified and Angulated Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Lesion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Halfway Rotablation to Improve Wire Bias in a Severely Calcified and Angulated Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Lesion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Halfway...
09/22/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
09/16/2026
Neeraj Shah, MD, MPH; Fouad Jabbour, MD; Michael Akinyemi, MD
Video Supplement to "Pulmonary Artery Rupture: Swan-Ganz Is Your Friend and Foe" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Pulmonary Artery Rupture: Swan-Ganz Is Your Friend and Foe" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Pulmonary...
09/16/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clinical Videos
09/14/2026
Hussein Sliman, MD; Amnon Eitan, MD; Hashem Hayeq, MD; Avinoam Shiran, MD; Keren Zissman, MD; Ronen Jaffe, MD
Video Supplement to "Totally Percutaneous Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Via Synthetic Vascular Grafts: A Single-Center Case Series" (Original Article).
Video Supplement to "Totally Percutaneous Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Via Synthetic Vascular Grafts: A Single-Center Case Series" (Original Article).
Video Supplement to "Totally...
09/14/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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04/21/2026
Tarek Abdeldayem, MD; Mustafa Tigen, MD; Omer Gogtekin, MD; Mohaned Egred, BSc (Hons), MB, ChB, MD, FRCP, FESC
A 59-year-old man with exertional angina and coronary angiography showing chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery with collateral filling from the left anterior descending artery. Dual injection revealed an ambiguous proximal...
A 59-year-old man with exertional angina and coronary angiography showing chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery with collateral filling from the left anterior descending artery. Dual injection revealed an ambiguous proximal...
A 59-year-old man with...
04/21/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
01/26/2026
Konstantinos Filippou, MD; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD; Panagiotis Varelas, MD; Dimitrios Karelas, MD; Ioannis Kouloulias, MD; Alexandros Zaraggas, MD; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Nenekidis, MD, PhD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
A 62-year-old man with a history of coronary artery bypass graft was referred because of worsening anginal symptoms despite being on optimal antianginal medical therapy. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and routine...
A 62-year-old man with a history of coronary artery bypass graft was referred because of worsening anginal symptoms despite being on optimal antianginal medical therapy. Physical examination, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and routine...
A 62-year-old man with a history...
01/26/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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11/19/2025
Gabriele L. Gasparini, MD; Laura Novelli, MD; Jacopo A. Oreglia, MD; Yoshihisa Kinoshita, MD; Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, MD, PhD
A 63-year-old man with a chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery underwent successful recanalization using a retrograde approach. After stenting, a subocclusion of the ostial posterolateral branch occurred because of plaque...
A 63-year-old man with a chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery underwent successful recanalization using a retrograde approach. After stenting, a subocclusion of the ostial posterolateral branch occurred because of plaque...
A 63-year-old man with a chronic...
11/19/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/28/2025
Dimitris Karelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Filippou, MD, MSc; Panagiotis Varelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD, PhD; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
The authors present a technically informative case of a 65-year-old man referred for coronary angiography because of new onset presented angina during exercise.
The authors present a technically informative case of a 65-year-old man referred for coronary angiography because of new onset presented angina during exercise.
The authors present a...
08/28/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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08/14/2025
Panagiotis Varelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD, PhD; Konstantinos Filippou, MD, MSc; Dimitrios Karelas, MD, MSc; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
An 84-year-old man with a history of dyslipidemia and hypertension underwent invasive coronary angiography via his right radial artery because of acute coronary syndrome. After the procedure, a palpable pulse was noted in his right forearm,...
An 84-year-old man with a history of dyslipidemia and hypertension underwent invasive coronary angiography via his right radial artery because of acute coronary syndrome. After the procedure, a palpable pulse was noted in his right forearm,...
An 84-year-old man with a...
08/14/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
07/11/2025
Panagiotis Varelas, MD, MSc; Konstantinos Manousopoulos, MD, PhD; Konstantinos Filippou, MD, MSc; Dimitrios Karelas, MD, MSc; Ioannis Papadopoulos, MD; Alexandre Avran, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD, PhD
A 63-year-old man with stable angina was scheduled for elective percutaneous coronary intervention of a chronic total coronary occlusion of the right coronary artery (RCA) with epicardial bridging collaterals from the left circumflex artery...
A 63-year-old man with stable angina was scheduled for elective percutaneous coronary intervention of a chronic total coronary occlusion of the right coronary artery (RCA) with epicardial bridging collaterals from the left circumflex artery...
A 63-year-old man with stable...
07/11/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
01/13/2025
Marco A. AlcƔntara-MelƩndez, MD; Antonio Vargas-Cruz, MD; CƩsar L. GonzƔlez-Aguilar, MD; Faustino J. Silva-Centeno, MD; Jesus GonzƔlez-Jasso, MD; Leonel AvendaƱo-Perez, MD; Rafael Esparza-Corona, MD; Heberto Aquino-Bruno, MD
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
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03/04/2024

Yoshinobu Murasato, MD, PhD; Kyohei Meno, MD; Takahiro Mori, MD, PhD

Yoshinobu Murasato, MD, PhD; Kyohei M...
An 83-year-old man who had undergone coronary aorta bypass graft surgery 25 years ago required treatment for new-onset worsening angina.
An 83-year-old man who had undergone coronary aorta bypass graft surgery 25 years ago required treatment for new-onset worsening angina.
An 83-year-old man who had...
03/04/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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02/13/2024
Tak-Shun Chung, MD, MBBS; Sui-Fung Wong, MBChB; Hiu-Cheong Chow, MBBS
A 75-year-old man was admitted for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed focal severe disease at obtuse marginal artery and severe medina 1,1,1 bifurcation disease involving proximal to middle left...
A 75-year-old man was admitted for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Coronary angiography showed focal severe disease at obtuse marginal artery and severe medina 1,1,1 bifurcation disease involving proximal to middle left...
A 75-year-old man was admitted...
02/13/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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11/17/2023
Michalis Koutouzis, MD, PhD; Theodoros Zografos, MD, PhD; Konstantina Katsanou, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD
A 60-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a proximal left circumflex chronic total occlusion with distal filling via epicardial collaterals from the left anterior descending artery. The 30-mm lesion had a...
A 60-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a proximal left circumflex chronic total occlusion with distal filling via epicardial collaterals from the left anterior descending artery. The 30-mm lesion had a...
A 60-year-old man was referred...
11/17/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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10/22/2026
Daiki Kasahara, MD; Rie Aoyama, MD, PhD; Kana Horie, MD; Hironao Sudo, MD; Yo Iwata, MD, PhD; Shinichi Okino, MD; Shigeru Fukuzawa, MD, PhD; Ryosuke Marushima, MD; Masaaki Omori, MD; Manabu Sakurai, MD, PhD
A 70-year-old man had undergone mechanical mitral and aortic valve replacement in 2005 and redo mechanical mitral valve replacement in 2018 for prosthetic mitral valve dysfunction. In 2023, during hospitalization for lung abscess and...
A 70-year-old man had undergone mechanical mitral and aortic valve replacement in 2005 and redo mechanical mitral valve replacement in 2018 for prosthetic mitral valve dysfunction. In 2023, during hospitalization for lung abscess and...
A 70-year-old man had undergone...
10/22/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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10/21/2026
Vasilki-Maria Dragona, MD; Fotios Kolokathis, MD, PhD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD; Iosif Xenogiannis, MD, PhD
A 60-year-old man who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery presented with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Angiography showed chronic total occlusion, diffuse left circumflex disease, patent left...
A 60-year-old man who had previously undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery presented with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Angiography showed chronic total occlusion, diffuse left circumflex disease, patent left...
A 60-year-old man who had...
10/21/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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10/20/2026
Oscar Lagos Degrande, MD; Alicia Cinta ArgandoƱa Garrido, RN; Felix Rosa Longobardo, MD; Carmen Lluch Requerey, MD; Elena Izaga, PhD; Santiago Camacho Freire, PhD; Jessica Roa Garrido, MD; Antonio Gomez Menchero, MD
A 64-year-old man with chronic ischemic heart disease presented with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, Killip Class I. His history included prior ST-elevation myocardial infarction in 2021 treated with everolimus-eluting stents to the...
A 64-year-old man with chronic ischemic heart disease presented with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, Killip Class I. His history included prior ST-elevation myocardial infarction in 2021 treated with everolimus-eluting stents to the...
A 64-year-old man with chronic...
10/20/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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10/08/2026
Keshav Sachdeva, MD, DM; Hardik Jain, MD; Tejinder Singh Malhi, MD, DM; Suraj Kumar, MD, DM; Jasneet Kaur, MD; Bhupinder Singh, MD, DM
The authors provide a striking visual demonstration of the anatomical and dynamic mechanisms underlying left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
The authors provide a striking visual demonstration of the anatomical and dynamic mechanisms underlying left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
The authors provide a striking...
10/08/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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09/22/2026
Kwok-Ho Yau, MBBS; Justin Ka-Ho Wong, MBBS; John Cheong-Hin Chan, MBBS
A 78-year-old man was admitted with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. He had a history of ischemic heart disease with prior percutaneous coronary intervention to the right coronary artery and mid-left anterior descending artery.
A 78-year-old man was admitted with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. He had a history of ischemic heart disease with prior percutaneous coronary intervention to the right coronary artery and mid-left anterior descending artery.
A 78-year-old man was admitted...
09/22/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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09/16/2026
Neeraj Shah, MD, MPH; Fouad Jabbour, MD; Michael Akinyemi, MD
The authors present 2 cases of Swan-Ganz catheter-induced pulmonary artery rupture that were managed successfully with favorable patient outcomes.
The authors present 2 cases of Swan-Ganz catheter-induced pulmonary artery rupture that were managed successfully with favorable patient outcomes.
The authors present 2 cases of...
09/16/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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09/11/2026
Tomoki Nakatsu, MD; Ryota Usui, MD; Masahiko Narita, MD; Hana Fukuta, MD; Yuya Tamaru, MD; Yusuke Okazaki, MD
A 74-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy, marked left ventricular enlargement, and severe functional mitral regurgitation remained in decompensated heart failure despite dobutamine therapy. Coronary angiography showed no significant...
A 74-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy, marked left ventricular enlargement, and severe functional mitral regurgitation remained in decompensated heart failure despite dobutamine therapy. Coronary angiography showed no significant...
A 74-year-old woman with dilated...
09/11/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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08/31/2026
Devesh Kumar, MD, MRCP, DM; Anwar Hussan Ansari, MD, DM; Archana Malik, MD; Surbhit Bhaduria, MD, DM; Pahul Ahuja, MD, DM; Puneet Gupta, MD, DM; Anunay Gupta, MD, DM; Ranjith Nath, MD, DM
A 20-year-old woman presented with resistant hypertension despite taking 3 antihypertensives. On examination, she had a blood pressure of 180/100 mm Hg and a systolic murmur heard under the left scapula.
A 20-year-old woman presented with resistant hypertension despite taking 3 antihypertensives. On examination, she had a blood pressure of 180/100 mm Hg and a systolic murmur heard under the left scapula.
A 20-year-old woman presented...
08/31/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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08/28/2026
Neeraj Shah, MD, MPH; Raveen Bazaz, MD; Bassel Sayegh, MD; Mitsugu Ogawa, MD; Dennis Phillips, MD; Benjamin Kristobak, MD
An 83-year-old man with diastolic heart failure, chronic atrial fibrillation on warfarin, severe atrial-functional mitral regurgitation, and a secundum atrial septal defect in an anterior/superior location underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge...
An 83-year-old man with diastolic heart failure, chronic atrial fibrillation on warfarin, severe atrial-functional mitral regurgitation, and a secundum atrial septal defect in an anterior/superior location underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge...
An 83-year-old man with...
08/28/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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08/21/2026
Ricardo de Souza Alves Ferreira, MD, MSc; Guilherme Evangelista Rezende, MD; Raphael FranƧa Lacerda de Andrade, MD; JosƩ Luƭs Attab dos Santos, MD
A 65-year-old woman with a history of smoking presented with a 30-day history of epigastric pain, nausea, and asthenia, with acute worsening on the day of admission. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated a giant, fusiform...
A 65-year-old woman with a history of smoking presented with a 30-day history of epigastric pain, nausea, and asthenia, with acute worsening on the day of admission. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated a giant, fusiform...
A 65-year-old woman with a...
08/21/2026
Journal of Invasive Cardiology