A new algorithm for crossing chronic total occlusions from the Asia Pacific Chronic Total Occlusion Club

SA Harding, EB Wu, S Lo, ST Lim, L Ge… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2017 - jacc.org
Although the hybrid chronic total occlusion (CTO) algorithm had many excellent
recommendations, there has been infrequent adoption in the Asia Pacific region. The Asia …

Appropriateness of percutaneous revascularization of coronary chronic total occlusions: an overview

AR Galassi, ES Brilakis, M Boukhris… - European Heart …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are commonly encountered in patients undergoing
coronary angiography. Several observational studies have demonstrated that successful …

Definitions and clinical trial design principles for coronary artery chronic total occlusion therapies: CTO-ARC consensus recommendations

LF Ybarra, S Rinfret, ES Brilakis, D Karmpaliotis… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Over the past 2 decades, chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention
has developed into its own subspecialty of interventional cardiology. Dedicated terminology …

Percutaneous intervention for concurrent chronic total occlusions in patients with STEMI: the EXPLORE trial

JPS Henriques, LP Hoebers, T Råmunddal… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Abstract Background: In 10% to 15% of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI), concurrent coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a non–infarct …

Procedural outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the NCDR (National Cardiovascular Data Registry)

ES Brilakis, S Banerjee, D Karmpaliotis… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe contemporary frequency, predictors, and
outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the …

The hybrid algorithm for treating chronic total occlusions in Europe: the RECHARGE registry

J Maeremans, S Walsh, P Knaapen, JC Spratt… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background: The hybrid algorithm for chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) was developed to improve procedural outcomes. Large, prospective …

Development and validation of a novel scoring system for predicting technical success of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary interventions: the PROGRESS …

G Christopoulos, DE Kandzari, RW Yeh… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2016 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to develop a novel parsimonious score for predicting technical
success of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) …

Temporal trends in chronic Total occlusion interventions in Europe: 17 626 procedures from the European registry of chronic Total occlusion

NV Konstantinidis, GS Werner, S Deftereos… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The study focuses on the evolution of practice, procedural outcomes, and in-
hospital complications of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in …

Application and outcomes of a hybrid approach to chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention in a contemporary multicenter US registry

G Christopoulos, D Karmpaliotis, K Alaswad… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background A hybrid approach to chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) prioritizing and combining all available crossing techniques was …

A clinical and angiographic scoring system to predict the probability of successful first-attempt percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with total chronic …

G Alessandrino, B Chevalier, T Lefèvre… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to develop a scoring model predicting percutaneous coronary
intervention (PCI) success in chronic total occlusions. Background: Coronary chronic total …