Predicting successful chronic total occlusion crossing with primary antegrade wiring using machine learning

A Rempakos, M Alexandrou, D Mutlu… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - jacc.org
Background There is limited data on predicting successful chronic total occlusion crossing
using primary antegrade wiring (AW). Objectives The aim of this study was to develop and …

Who Should Undergo CTO PCI and When?: An Evidence-Based Approach to the Patient Referred for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusion

K Soriano, G Jiang, L Balkan, HT Aguilar… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) of the coronary arteries are common among patients
presenting to the cardiac catheterization laboratory, and data suggests a worse overall …

Contemporary in-hospital outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: insights from the MENATA (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and …

S Gorgulu, S Kostantinis, AM ElGuindy… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been rapidly
evolving in different parts of the world. We examined the clinical and angiographic …

Temporal trends of case-fatality in patients undergoing dual-injection coronary chronic total occlusion recanalization

R Blessing, K Keller, Z Dimitriadis, T Münzel… - Clinical Research in …, 2024 - Springer
Aims Recently, interventional techniques and material to treat chronic total occlusion (CTO)
with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have evolved significantly. Nevertheless, it is …

Impact of proximal cap ambiguity on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the …

S Kostantinis, B Simsek, J Karacsonyi… - Catheterization and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Proximal cap ambiguity is a key parameter in the global chronic total occlusion
(CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) crossing algorithm. Methods We examined …

New Frontiers in Antegrade Wiring From the Asia Pacific Chronic Total Occlusion Club

EB Wu, S Matsuno, W Nagamatsu… - JACC: Asia, 2025 - jacc.org
Antegrade wiring (AW) is the prevailing chronic total occlusion (CTO) crossing technique.
For proximal cap ambiguity, the Global CTO consensus group uses the “anatomy dictates …

External validation of the PROGRESS-CTO complication risk scores: Individual patient data pooled analysis of 3 registries

B Simsek, P Tajti, M Carlino, S Ojeda, M Pan… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is
associated with a considerable risk of complications, and risk stratification is of utmost …

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

J Karacsonyi, S Kostantinis, B Simsek… - Journal of personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Balloon uncrossable lesions are defined as lesions that cannot be crossed with
a balloon after successful guidewire crossing. Methods: We analyzed the association …

Periprocedural mortality in chronic Total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the PROGRESS-CTO registry

B Simsek, A Rempakos, S Kostantinis… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Death is a rare but devastating complication of chronic total occlusion (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods: We examined the clinical characteristics and …

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

B Simsek, J Khatri, L Young… - Catheterization and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Same day discharge (SDD) following chronic total occlusion (CTO)
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. Methods We evaluated …