Stefan Harb

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified seven common principles that are widely accepted as best practices for chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in CTO-PCI.

TL;DR: In this paper, a global chronic total occlusion crossing algorithm was developed, which is followed by a careful angiographic review focusing on proximal cap morphology, occlusions segment, distal vessel quality, and collateral circulation.

TL;DR: Distal radial access (DRA) as discussed by the authors has recently gained global popularity as an alternative access route for vascular procedures and has been shown to significantly reduced risk for radial artery occlusion and positive impact on procedural outcome for better patient care.

TL;DR: With the aim of complete revascularization, TAXUS stent implantations can be safe for patients with multivessel disease, and the AUTAX registry including patients with post-PCI lesions provides additional information to the SYNTAX (Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With TAXus and Cardiac Surgery) study.

TL;DR: The use of TRA was accompanied by lower rates of access site complications; however, the need for subsequent treatment or prolonged hospital stays was not observed using either of the two access approaches.