• Utility of guiding catheter extensions for recanalization of chronic total occlusions: A EuroCTO club expert panel report 

  Garbo, Roberto; Iannaccone, Mario; Werner, Gerald S.; Mashayekhi, Kambis; Boudou, Nicolas; Bufe, Alexander; Agostoni, Pierfrancesco; Avran, Alexandre; Gagnor, Andrea; Gasparini, Gabriele; Görgülü, Şevket; Galassi, Alfredo R.; Sianos, Georgios; di Mario, Carlo (Elsevier, 2023)

  Guiding catheter extensions (GCEs) have become indispensable tools in the modern approach to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The support offered during complex PCI of uncrossable, or tortuous lesions is particularly ...

• ST Segment yükselmesiz akut koroner sendromda hs-ctnt ile serum bilirubin düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin değerlendirilmesi 

  Ermiş, Emrah; Uçar, Hakan (Galenos Publishing House, 2019)

  Abstract Objective: We investigated the relationship between high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), which has been recently introduced in many emergency departments because of its very high negative predictive ...

• Plication for diaphragm paralysis after paediatric cardiac surgery: A single-centre experience 

  Şimsek, Baran; Özyüksel, Arda; Saygılı, Murat; Bilal, Mehmet Salih (Cambridge University, 2023)

  Abstract Objective:Diaphragm paralysis is a well-known complication following surgery for CHDs, which increases morbidity, mortality, and length of hospital stay as well as costs. Herein, we present our experience with ...

• A rare coexistence: Hammock mitral valve and aortopulmonary window 

  Şimsek, Baran; Özyüksel, Arda; Saygılı, Murat (Cambridge University, 2023)

  Abstract Congenital mitral stenosis is a broad-spectrum pathology in which blood flow to the left ventricle is obstructed both functionally and anatomically. Hammock mitral valve, also known as anomalous mitral arcade, ...

• Effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors as an add-on therapy to metformin on P wave indices and atrial electromechanics in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients 

  Ziyrek, Murat; Özcan, Sevgi; Dönmez, Esra; Duran, Mustafa; Tezcan, Hüseyin; İnce, Orhan; Özdemir, Emrah; Şahin, İrfan; Okuyan, Ertuğrul (WILEY, 2023)

  Abstract IntroductionSodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been shown to reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) occurrence in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). In this prospective study, we ...

• Aortocoronary dissection during percutaneous coronaryinterventions for chronic total occlusion: Insights from thePROGRESS‐CTO registry 

  Kostantinis, Spyridon; Rempakos, Athanasios; Şimşek, Bahadır; Karacsonyi, Judit; Allana, Salman S.; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Basir, Mir Babar; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khelimskii, Dmitrii; Görgülü, Şevket; Davies, Rhian E.; Benton, Stewart M.; Khatri Jaikirshan J.; Poommipanit, Paul; Choi, James W.; Jaber, Wissam A.; Rinfret, Stephane; Nicholson, William; Aygül, Nazif; Altunkeser, Bulent Behlul; ElGuindy, Ahmed M.; Rafeh, Nidal Abi; Goktekin, Ömer; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Rangan, Bavana V.; Sandova, Yader; Burke, M. Nicholas; Brilakis, Emmanouil S. (WILEY, 2023)

  Abstract Background: Aortocoronary dissection is a potentially serious complication of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: We examined the incidence, mechanisms, treatment, ...

• Outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary ıntervention after a previous failed attempt 

  Rempakos, Athanasios; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimşek, Bahadır; Karacsonyi, Judit; Choi, James W.; Poommipanit, Paul; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Jaber, Wissam; Rinfret, Stephane; Nicholson, William; Görgülü, Şevket; Jaffer, Farouc A.; Raj, Chandwaney; Ybarra , Luiz F; Bagur, Rodrigo; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khelimskii, Dmitrii; Karmpaliotis, Dimitrios; Uretsky, Barry F.; Soylu, Korhan; Yıldırım, Ufuk; Rangan, Bavana V.; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Allana, Salman; Yader, Sandoval; Burke, Nicholas M.; Brilakis, Emmanouil S. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Abstract The impact of a previous failure on procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. We examined the clinical and angiographic ...

• Procedural time and outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention 

  Rempakos, Athanasios; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimşek, Bahadır; Karacsonyi, Judit; Choi, James W.; Poommipanit, Paul; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Jaber, Wissam; Rinfret, Stephane; Nicholson, William; Görgülü, Şevket; Jaffer, Farouc A .; Chandwaney, Raj; Ybarra, Luiz F; Bagur, Rodrigo; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khelimskii, Dmitrii; Karmpaliotis, Dimitrios; Uretsky, Barry F.; Soylu, Korhan; Yıldırım, Ufuk; Potluri, Srinivasa; Al-Azizi, Karim M.; Rangan, Bavana V.; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Allana, Salman; Sandoval, Yader; Burke, M Nicholas. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Abstracat : Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) can be lengthy procedures. We sought to investigate the effect of procedural time on CTO PCI outcomes. We examined the procedural time ...

• Angiographic features and clinical outcomes of balloon uncrossable lesions during chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention 

  Karacsonyi, Judit; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimsek, Bahadır; Rempakos, Athanasios; Allana, Salman S.; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khatri, Jaikirshan; Poommipanit, Paul; Jaffer, Farouc A.; Choi, James; Patel, Mitul; Görgülü, Şevket; Koutouzis, Michalis; Tsiafoutis, Ioannis; Sheikh, Abdul M.; ElGuindy, Ahmed; Elbarouni, Basem; Patel, Taral; Jefferson, Brian; Wollmuth, Jason R.; Yeh, Robert; Karmpaliotis, Dimitrios; Kirtane, Ajay J.; McEntegart, Margaret B.; Masoumi, Amirali; Davies, Rhian; Rangan, Bavana V.; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Doshi, Darshan; Sandoval, Yader; Basir, Mir B.; Megaly, Michael S.; Ungi, Imre; Abi Rafeh, Nidal; Goktekin, Omer; Brilakis, Emmanouil S. (MDPI, 2023)

  Abstract Background: Balloon uncrossable lesions are defined as lesions that cannot be crossed with a balloon after successful guidewire crossing. Methods: We analyzed the association between balloon uncrossable lesions ...

• Same day discharge versus overnight observation followingchronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention:Insights from the PROGRESS‐CTO registry 

  Şimşek, Bahadır; Khatri, Jaikirshan; Young, Laura; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Karacsonyi, Judit; Rempakos, Athanasios; Alaswad, Khaldoon A.; Jaffer, Farouc; Doshi, Darshan; Görgülü, Şevket; Göktekin, Ömer; Kerrigan, Jimmy V.; Haddad, Elias; Rinfret, Stephane A.; Jaber, Wissam; Nicholson, William; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khelimskii, Dimitrii W.; Choi, James N.; Patel, Taral K.; Jefferson, Brian M.; Bradley, Steven V.; Rao, Sunil V.; Rangan, Bavana S.; Allana, Salman; Sandoval, Yader; Burke, M. Nicholas S.; Brilakis, Emmanouil B.; Poommipanit, Paul (WILEY, 2023)

  Abstract BackgroundSame day discharge (SDD) following chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. MethodsWe evaluated the clinical, angiographic, and procedural ...

• Transkatater aort kapak implantasyonunun böbrek fonksiyonları üzerine etkisi 

  Bingöl, Gülsüm; Meriç, Bengisu Keskin; Tok, Özge Özden; Refika, Hüral; Kocaş, Cüneyt; Nasifov, Muharrem; Yıldız, Ahmet; Doğan, Sait Mesut; Göktekın, Ömer; Ökçün, Barış (DNT Ortadoğu Yayıncılık A.Ş., 2022)

  ÖZ : Amaç: Ciddi Aort Darlığı (AD) olan hastalarda TAVI , aort kapak obstrüksiyonunu ortadan kaldırarak kardiyak outputu arttırır. Sol ventrikülden çıkan akımın iyileşmesi, böbreklerin kan akımını artırarak renal perfüzyonu ...

• Single vs. multiple operators for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: From the PROGRESS‐CTO Registry 

  Karacsonyi, Judit; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Karmpaliotis, Dimitri; Kirtane, Ajay; Ali, Ziad; McEntegart, Margaret; Masoumi, Amirali; Poomipanit, Paul; Jaffer, Farouc A.; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Choi, James W.; Patel, Mitul P.; Koutouzis, Michalis; Tsiafoutis, Ioannis; Görgülü, Şevket; Sheikh, Abdul M.; Elbarouni, Basem; Jaber, Wissam; ElGuindy, Ahmed M.; Yeh, Robert; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimşek, Bahadır; Rangan, Bavana; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Vemmou, Evangelia; Nikolakopoulos, Ilias; Ungi, Imre; Rafeh, Nidal A.; Göktekin, Ömer; Burke, M. Nicholas; Brilakis, Emmanouil S.; Sandoval, Yader (Wiley, 2023)

  Background: There is limited data on the impact of a second attending operator on chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes. Methods: We analyzed the association between multiple ...

• Development and validation of a scoring system for predicting clinical coronary artery perforation during percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusions: The PROGRESS-CTO perforation score 

  Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimşek, Bahadır; Karacsonyi, Judit; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Jaffer, Farouc A.; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Choi, James W.; Jaber, Wissam; Rinfret, Stephane; Nicholson, William; Patel, Mitul P.; Mahmud, Ehtisham; Toma, Catalin; Davies, Rhian E.; Kerrigan, Jimmy L.; Haddad, Elias V.; Görgülü, Şevket; Abi-Rafeh, Nidal; ElGuindy, Ahmed M.; Göktekin, Ömer; Allana, Salman; Burke, M. Nicholas; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Rangan, Bavana V.; Brilakis, Emmanouil S. (European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), 2023)

  Background: Coronary artery perforation is a feared complication of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and often leads to serious adverse clinical events. Aims: We sought to develop a ...

• Impact of proximal cap ambiguity on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the PROGRESS‐CTO Registry 

  Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimşek, Bahadır; Karacsonyi, Judit; Rempakos, Athanasios; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Megaly, Michael; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khelimskii, Dmitrii; Karmpaliotis, Dimitrios; Jaffer, Farouc A.; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Poommipanit, Paul; Patel, Mitul P.; Mahmud, Ehtisham; Koutouzis, Michael; Tsiafoutis, Ioannis; Görgülü, Şevket; Elbarouni, Basem; Nicholson, William; Jaber, Wissam; Rinfret, Stephane; Rafeh, Nidal Abi; Göktekin, Ömer; ElGuindy, Ahmed M.; Allana, Salman; Rangan, Bavana V.; Sandoval, Yader; Burke, M. Nicholas; Brilakis, Emmanouil S. (Wiley, 2023)

  Background: Proximal cap ambiguity is a key parameter in the global chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) crossing algorithm. Methods: We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural ...

• Impact of lesion length on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the PROGRESS‐CTO registry 

  Rempakos, Athanasios; Şimşek, Bahadır; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Karacsonyi, Judit; Choi, James W.; Poommipanit, Paul; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Jaber, Wissam; Rinfret, Stephane; Nicholson, William; Görgülü, Şevket; Jaffer, Farouc A.; Chandwaney, Raj; Koutouzis, Michael; Tsiafoutis, Ioannis; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khelimskii, Dmitrii; Karmpaliotis, Dimitrios; Uretsky, Barry F.; Patel, Mitul P.; Mahmud, Ehtisham; Potluri, Srinivasa; Rangan, Bavana V.; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Allana, Salman; Sandoval, Yader; Burke, M. Nicholas; Brilakis, Emmanouil S. (Wiley, 2023)

  Background: The impact of occlusion length on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. Methods: We examined the clinical ...

• External validation of the PROGRESS‐CTO perforation risk score: Individual patient data pooled analysis of three registries 

  Şimşek, Bahadır; Tajti, Peter; Carlino, Mauro; Ojeda, Soledad; Pan, Manuel; Rinfret, Stephane; Vemmou, Evangelia; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Nikolakopoulos, Ilias; Karacsonyi, Judit; Rempakos, Athanasios; Dens, Joseph A.; Agostoni, Pierfrancesco; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Megaly, Michael; Avran, Alexandre; Choi, James W.; Jaffer, Farouc A.; Doshi, Darshan; Karmpaliotis, Dimitri; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Knaapen, Paul; Manna, Alessio La; Spratt, James C.; Tanabe, Masaki; Walsh, Simon; Mastrodemos, Olga C.; Allana, Salman; Rangan, Bavana V.; Göktekin, Ömer; Görgülü, Şevket; Poommipanit, Paul; Kearney, Kathleen E.; Lombardi, William L.; Grantham, J. Aaron; Mashayekhi, Kambis; Brilakis, Emmanouil S.; Azzalini, Lorenzo (Wiley, 2023)

  Background: Coronary artery perforation is one of the most feared and common complications of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: To assess the usefulness of the recently developed ...

• Usefulness of the SYNTAX score II to predict In-hospital and long-term mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention 

  Balaban Koçaş, Betül; Çetinkal, Gökhan; Kocaş, Cüneyt; Arslan, Şükrü; Abacı, Okay; Dalgıç, Yalçın; Ser, Özgür Selim; Batıt, Servet; Yıldız, Ahmet; Doğan, Sait Mesut (The Medical Bulletin of Sisli Etfal Hospital, 2022)

  Objectives: The prognostic significance of SYNTAX Score II (SS-II) is well-known in patients with chronic coronary syndromes. However, its predictive ability for mortality in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ...

• Gender differences in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: Insights from the PROGRESS‐CTO registry 

  Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimşek, Bahadır; Karacsonyi, Judit; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Basir, Mir B.; Megaly, Michael; Görgülü, Şevket; Krestyaninov, Oleg; Khelimskii, Dmitrii; Davies, Rhian E.; Benton, Stewart M.; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; ElGuindy, Ahmed M.; Göktekin, Ömer; Rafeh, Nidal Abi; Allana, Salman; Brilakis, Emmanouil S.; Prasad, Megha (Wiley, 2022)

  Background: There are limited data describing gender differences in patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Methods: We compared baseline clinical and angiographic ...

• Use of the limited antegrade subintimal tracking technique in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention 

  Karacsonyi, Judit; Kostantinis, Spyridon; Şimşek, Bahadır; Alaswad, Khaldoon; Karmpaliotis, Dimitri; Kirtane, Ajay; Jaffer, Farouc; Choi, James W.; Koutouzis, Michalis; Tsiafoutis, Ioannis; Kandzari, David E.; Poommipanit, Paul; Khatri, Jaikirshan J.; Elbarouni, Basem; Görgülü, Şevket; ElGuindy, Ahmed M.; Abi Rafeh, Nidal; Göktekin, Ömer; Ungi, Imre; Rangan, Bavana V.; Sandoval, Yader; Allana, Salman; Burke, M. Nicholas; Brilakis, Emmanouil S. (Elsevier, 2022)

  Abstract Background: There are limited data on the limited antegrade subintimal tracking (LAST) technique for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Objectives: The aim of this study was ...

• A crushed and totally migrated iliac stent into the abdominal aorta: Look more carefully! 

  Acar, Burak; Talaş, Zeki; Bildirici, Ulaş; Omay, Oğuz (Iranian Heart Association, 2022)

  Endovascular interventions are being increasingly used around the world. They are accepted as the primary approach to aortoiliac occlusive disease in most cases. Mainly, balloon-expandable stents are utilized to treat ...

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