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Background:
There is great variability in radiation safety practices in cardiac catheterization laboratories around the world.
Methods:
We performed an international online survey on radiation safety including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, interventional radiologists, and vascular surgeons.
Results:
A total of 570 respons...
Objectives:
We sought to examine contemporary perspectives and practices on chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Background:
The frequency and success of CTO-PCI have been increasing in recent years.
Methods:
An online questionnaire was created and distributed to cardiologists within the United States and int...
A hybrid approach to chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) prioritizing and combining all available crossing techniques was developed to optimize procedural efficacy, efficiency, and safety, but there is limited published data on its outcomes.
We examined the procedural techniques and outcomes of 1036 consecutive CT...
Background
As compared with bare metal stents, first-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) improved post-procedural outcomes in aortocoronary saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions, but there is limited information on outcomes after use of second-generation DES in SVGs.Methods
We compared the outcomes of patients who received first- (n = 81) with those...
The frequency and outcomes of "balloon-uncrossable" coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) have received limited study.
We retrospectively examined 373 consecutive CTO percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed at our institution between 2005 and 2013 to determine the frequency and treatment of balloon-uncrossable CTOs.
Mean age was 63....
Objectives
To examine the impact of transradial access on the procedural outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).Background
The efficacy and safety of transradial access in CTO PCI has received limited study.Methods
We compared the technique and outcomes of transradial vs. transfemoral access among 650 CT...
Background:
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) is challenging and has been associated with low success rates. However, recent advancements in equipment and the flexibility to switch between multiple technical approaches during the same procedure ("hybrid" percutaneous algorithm) have dramatically increased t...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs) has been traditionally associated with lower success rates in patients with previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We sought to examine the success and complication rates of CTO PCI using the "hybrid" crossing algorithm among patients with a history of previ...
