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Xenogiannis I, Pavlidis AN, Kaier TE, Rigopoulos AG, Karamasis GV, Triantafyllis AS, Vardas P, Brilakis ES, Kalogeropoulos AS. The role of intravascular imaging in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1199067. [PMID: 37767372 PMCID: PMC10520251 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1199067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) represent the most complex subset of coronary artery disease and therefore careful planning of CTO percutaneous coronary recanalization (PCI) strategy is of paramount importance aiming to achieve procedural success, and improve patient's safety and post CTO PCI outcomes. Intravascular imaging has an essential role in facilitating CTO PCΙ. First, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), due to its higher penetration depth compared to optical coherence tomography (OCT), and the additional capacity of real-time imaging without need for contrast injection is considered the preferred imaging modality for CTO PCI. Secondly, IVUS can be used to resolve proximal cap ambiguity, facilitate wire re-entry when dissection and re-entry strategies are applied and most importantly to guide stent deployment and optimization post implantation. The role of OCT during CTO PCI is currently limited to stent sizing and optimization, however, due to its high spatial resolution, OCT is ideal for detecting stent edge dissections and strut malapposition. In this review, we describe the use of intravascular imaging for lesion crossing, plaque characterization and wire tracking, extra- or intra-plaque, and stent sizing and optimization during CTO PCI and summarize the findings of the major studies in this field.
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- Iosif Xenogiannis
- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
- Second Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Cardiology, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
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- Center for Coronary Artery Disease, Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Mitera General Hospital, Hygeia HealthCare Group, Athens, Greece
- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Allana SS, Kostantinis S, Simsek B, Karacsonyi J, Rempakos A, Alaswad K, Krestyaninov O, Khelimskiid D, Karmpaliotis D, Jaffer FA, Khatri JJ, Poommipanit P, Patel MP, Mahmud E, Koutouzis M, Tsiafoutis I, Gorgulu S, Elbarouni B, Nicholson W, Jaber W, Rinfret S, Rafeh NA, Goktekin O, ElGuindy AM, Sandoval Y, Burke MN, Rangan BV, Brilakis ES. Distal Target Vessel Quality and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2023; 16:1490-1500. [PMID: 37380231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Distal vessel quality is a key parameter in the global chronic total occlusion (CTO) crossing algorithm. OBJECTIVES The study sought to evaluate the association of distal vessel quality with the outcomes of CTO percutaneous coronary intervention. METHODS We examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 10,028 CTO percutaneous coronary interventions performed at 39 U.S. and non-U.S. centers between 2012 and 2022. A poor-quality distal vessel was defined as <2 mm diameter or with significant diffuse atherosclerotic disease. In-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE) included death, myocardial infarction, urgent repeat target vessel revascularization, tamponade requiring pericardiocentesis or surgery, and stroke. RESULTS A total of 33% of all CTO lesions had poor-quality distal vessel. When compared with good-quality distal vessels, CTO lesions with a poor-quality distal vessel had higher J-CTO (Japanese chronic total occlusion) scores (2.7 ± 1.1 vs 2.2 ± 1.3; P < 0.01), lower technical (79.9% vs 86.9%; P < 0.01) and procedural (78.0% vs 86.8%; P < 0.01) success, and higher incidence of MACE (2.5% vs 1.7%; P < 0.01) and perforation (6.4% vs 3.7%; P < 0.01). A poor-quality distal vessel was independently associated with technical failure and MACE. Poor-quality distal vessels were associated with higher use of the retrograde approach (25.2% vs 14.9%; P < 0.01) and higher air kerma radiation dose (2.4 [IQR: 1.3-4.0] Gy vs 2.0 [IQR: 1.1-3.5] Gy; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS A poor-quality distal vessel in CTO lesions is associated with higher lesion complexity, higher need for retrograde crossing, lower technical and procedural success, higher incidence of MACE and coronary perforation, and higher radiation dose.
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- Salman S Allana
- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Meshalkin National Medical Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
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- University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Brilakis ES, Mashayekhi K, Tsuchikane E, Abi Rafeh N, Alaswad K, Araya M, Avran A, Azzalini L, Babunashvili AM, Bayani B, Bhindi R, Boudou N, Boukhris M, Božinović NŽ, Bryniarski L, Bufe A, Buller CE, Burke MN, Büttner HJ, Cardoso P, Carlino M, Christiansen EH, Colombo A, Croce K, Damas de Los Santos F, De Martini T, Dens J, Di Mario C, Dou K, Egred M, ElGuindy AM, Escaned J, Furkalo S, Gagnor A, Galassi AR, Garbo R, Ge J, Goel PK, Goktekin O, Grancini L, Grantham JA, Hanratty C, Harb S, Harding SA, Henriques JPS, Hill JM, Jaffer FA, Jang Y, Jussila R, Kalnins A, Kalyanasundaram A, Kandzari DE, Kao HL, Karmpaliotis D, Kassem HH, Knaapen P, Kornowski R, Krestyaninov O, Kumar AVG, Laanmets P, Lamelas P, Lee SW, Lefevre T, Li Y, Lim ST, Lo S, Lombardi W, McEntegart M, Munawar M, Navarro Lecaro JA, Ngo HM, Nicholson W, Olivecrona GK, Padilla L, Postu M, Quadros A, Quesada FH, Prakasa Rao VS, Reifart N, Saghatelyan M, Santiago R, Sianos G, Smith E, C Spratt J, Stone GW, Strange JW, Tammam K, Ungi I, Vo M, Vu VH, Walsh S, Werner GS, Wollmuth JR, Wu EB, Wyman RM, Xu B, Yamane M, Ybarra LF, Yeh RW, Zhang Q, Rinfret S. Guiding Principles for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circulation 2019; 140:420-433. [PMID: 31356129 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.119.039797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have improved because of advancements in equipment and techniques. With global collaboration and knowledge sharing, we have identified 7 common principles that are widely accepted as best practices for CTO-PCI. 1. Ischemic symptom improvement is the primary indication for CTO-PCI. 2. Dual coronary angiography and in-depth and structured review of the angiogram (and, if available, coronary computed tomography angiography) are key for planning and safely performing CTO-PCI. 3. Use of a microcatheter is essential for optimal guidewire manipulation and exchanges. 4. Antegrade wiring, antegrade dissection and reentry, and the retrograde approach are all complementary and necessary crossing strategies. Antegrade wiring is the most common initial technique, whereas retrograde and antegrade dissection and reentry are often required for more complex CTOs. 5. If the initially selected crossing strategy fails, efficient change to an alternative crossing technique increases the likelihood of eventual PCI success, shortens procedure time, and lowers radiation and contrast use. 6. Specific CTO-PCI expertise and volume and the availability of specialized equipment will increase the likelihood of crossing success and facilitate prevention and management of complications, such as perforation. 7. Meticulous attention to lesion preparation and stenting technique, often requiring intracoronary imaging, is required to ensure optimum stent expansion and minimize the risk of short- and long-term adverse events. These principles have been widely adopted by experienced CTO-PCI operators and centers currently achieving high success and acceptable complication rates. Outcomes are less optimal at less experienced centers, highlighting the need for broader adoption of the aforementioned 7 guiding principles along with the development of additional simple and safe CTO crossing and revascularization strategies through ongoing research, education, and training.
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- Emmanouil S Brilakis
- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (E.S.B., M.N.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology II University Heart Center Freiburg Bad Krozingen, Germany (K.M., H.J.B.)
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- St. George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon (N.A.R.)
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- Clínica Alemana and Instituto Nacional del Tórax, Santiago, Chile (M.A.)
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- Arnault Tzank Institut St. Laurent Du Var Nice, France (A.A.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Division, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy (L.A., M.C.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Center for Endosurgery and Lithotripsy, Moscow, Russian Federation (A.M.B.)
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- Cardiology Department, Mehr Hospital, Mashhad, Iran (B.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital and Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Australia (R.B.)
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- Cardiology department, Abderrahment Mami Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia (M.B.)
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology Clinic for Cardiovascular Diseases University Clinical Center Nis, Serbia (N.Z.B.)
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- II Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland (L.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Heartcentre Niederrhein, Helios Clinic Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany, Institute for Heart and Circulation Research, University of Cologne, Germany, and University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany (A.B.)
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- Minneapolis Heart Institute and Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, MN (E.S.B., M.N.B.)
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology II University Heart Center Freiburg Bad Krozingen, Germany (K.M., H.J.B.)
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- Cardiology Department, Santa Maria University Hospital (CHULN), Lisbon Academic Medical Centre (CAML) and Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa (CCUL), Portugal (P.C.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Division, Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy (L.A., M.C.)
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- San Raffaele Hospital and Columbus Hospital, Milan, Italy (A.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (K.C.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez Mexico City, Mexico (F.D.d.l.S.)
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- SIU School of Medicine, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL (T.D.M.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium (J.D.)
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- Structural Interventional Cardiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy (C.D.M.)
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- Center for Coronary Heart Disease, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fu Wai Hospital, and National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing (K.D.)
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- Freeman Hospital and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (M.E.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Aswan Heart Center, Egypt (A.M.E.).,National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (A.M.E.)
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- Hospital Clinico San Carlos IDISSC and Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain (J.E.)
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- Department of Endovascular Surgery and Angiography, National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology of AMS of Ukraine, Kiev (S.F.)
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- Department of Invasive Cardiology, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Turin, Italy (A.G.)
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- Chair of Cardiology, Department of PROMISE, University of Palermo, Italy (A.R.G.)
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- Director of Interventional Cardiology, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital, Turin, Italy (R.G.)
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- Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (J.G.)
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- Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences Lucknow, India (P.K.G.)
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- Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy (L.G.)
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- Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO (J.A.G.)
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- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, United Kingdom (C.H., S.W.)
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- LKH Graz II, Standort West, Kardiologie, Teaching Hospital of the University of Graz, Austria (S.H.)
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- Wellington Hospital, Capital and Coast District Health Board, New Zealand (S.A.H.)
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- Academic Medical Centre of the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (J.P.S.H.)
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- Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (F.A.J.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, South Korea (Y.J.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Eastern Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia (A. Kalnins)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei(H.-L.K.)
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- Cardiology Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt(H.H.K.).,Fujairah Hospital, United Arab Emirates (H.H.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (P.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, "Sackler" School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petach Tikva, Israel (R.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, India (A.V.G.K.)
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- North Estonia Medical Center Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia(P. Laanmets)
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Therapeutics, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Argentina (P. Lamelas).,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada (P. Lamelas)
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- Department of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea (S.-W.L.)
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- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud Hopital prive Jacques Cartier, Massy, France (T.L.)
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, China (Y.L.)
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore (S.-T.L.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Hospital and The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (S.L.)
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- Médico Cardiólogo Universitario - Hemodinamista en Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo y Hospital de los Valles, Ecuador (J.A.N.L.)
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- Department of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Therapeutics, ICBA, Instituto Cardiovascular, Buenos Aires, Argentina (L.P.)
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- Cardiology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila," Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases "Prof. Dr. C.C. Iliescu," Bucharest, Romania (M.P.)
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- Instituto de Cardiologia / Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia - IC/FUC, Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil (A.Q.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Clinica Comfamiliar Pereira City, Colombia (F.H.Q.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Main Taunus Heart Institute, Bad Soden, Germany (N.R.)
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- Hospital Pavia Santurce, PCI Cardiology Group, San Juan, Puerto Rico (R.S.T.)
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- AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece (G.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom (E.S.)
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- St George's University Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom (J.S.)
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- Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy, Division of Cardiology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center (G.W.S.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom (J.W.S.)
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- Cardiac Center of Excellence, International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (K.T.)
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- 2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology Center, University of Szeged, Hungary (I.U.)
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- Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada (M.V.)
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- Interventional Cardiology Department, Heart Center, University Medical Center at Ho Chi Minh City, and University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam (H.V.)
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- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, United Kingdom (C.H., S.W.)
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- Medizinische Klinik I Klinikum Darmstadt GmbH, Germany (G.W.)
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- Fu Wai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing (B.X.)
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- Saitima St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (M.Y.)
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- London Health Sciences Centre, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada (L.F.Y.)
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA (R.W.Y.)
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- Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, China (Q.Z.)
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- McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada (S.R.)
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