INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
MULTICENTER REGISTRY OF CHRONIC TOTAL OCCLUSION INTERVENTIONS
Project description : Percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI ) of chronic total occlusions ( CTOs ) is increasingly being performed in patients with advanced coronary artery disease , but there is limited information on the techniques utilized and the procedural outcomes . The goal of this multicenter , investigator-initiated registry is to collect information on treatment strategies and outcomes of consecutive patients undergoing CTO PCI among various participating centers . This study was by invitation only and includes the best centers across the U . S . for CTO PCI . The information collected will be used to determine the frequency of CTO PCI performed at the participating sites and examine the procedural strategies utilized , and the procedural ( both immediate and during follow-up ) outcomes . Primary and secondary endpoints : The primary endpoint is procedural success during CTO . Local Principal Investigator : James W . Choi , MD , FACC , FSCAI
Specialized Interventional Procedures – Dallas Campus
Angioplasty-related interventional procedures are a mainstay at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas . Other terms commonly associated with angioplasty are percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI ), balloon angioplasty , coronary angioplasty , coronary artery angioplasty , percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and heart artery dilatation .
Patients with advanced coronary artery disease who have undergone various procedures may be diagnosed with “ unprotected ” left main ( ULM ) disease . These candidates are referred to the interventional cardiologists on the medical staff for advanced treatment and procedures that have been refined through years of research and innovation . With many clinical trials over the years involving drug-eluting stents , left main disease can be treated at Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas with experienced and skilled interventionalists .
Other specialized interventional services available to patients include :
• Advanced generation of stents
• Atrial septal defect ( ASD ) and patent foramen ovale ( PFO ) closure
• Balloon valve repair
• Cardiac assist devices – a variety of assist devices are offered including the potential for patient enrollment in device studies
• Carotid stenting – many of the recent tomarket stents were originally trialed on the Dallas campus
• Coronary angioplasty and stenting
• Coronary atherectomy
• Percutaneous coronary intervention ( PCI ) of chronic total occlusions
• Impella ® – an assist device
• TandemHeart ®
• CardioMEMS heart failure system
• Peripheral angiography and angioplasty
• Peripheral atherectomy
• Unprotected left main disease intervention
• Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation ( ECMO )