Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI

Stent Deformation after Catheter Advancement through a Recently Deployed Self-Expanding Stent: Diagnosis, Mechanism and Correc

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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The authors summarize studies on percutaneous coronary intervention complications, including coronary dissection, no reflow, perforation, and equipment loss/entrapment.

The authors summarize studies on...

11/18/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

08/01/2008

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Effect of Extended-Release Niacin on Saphenous Vein Graft Atherosclerosis: Insights from the Atherosclerosis Lesion Progression Intervention Using Niacin Extended Release in Saphenous Vein Grafts (ALPINE-SVG) Pilot Trial

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

A 70-year-old male presented with left buttock claudication. Diagnostic angiography showed a 90% left external iliac artery stenosis (Figure 1A). The left external iliac artery lesion was crossed with a 0.035 Storq guidewire (Cordis Corp.,...

A 70-year-old male presented...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

10/01/2015

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

James A. de Lemos , MD;

Darren K. McGuire , MD, MHSc;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Milton Packer , MD;

Daisha J. Cipher , PhD, MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Impact of Chronic Total Occlusions on Revascularization Scores and Outcome Prediction

Ameka Coleman , MS, BS;

Intermediate SVG lesions have high rates of progression. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of extended-release niacin (ER-niacin) vs. placebo on intermediate saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions.

Intermediate SVG lesions have...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

03/15/2017

Lesion Complexity and Procedural Outcomes Associated With Ostial Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Bjorn Redfors , MD, PhD;

Philippe Généreux , MD;

Girma Minalu Ayele , PhD;

Dominic P. Francese , MPH;

Adriano Caixeta , MD, PhD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

This study evaluates the contribution of chronic total occlusion (CTO)-related SYNTAX score (SS) to the overall SS for patients with CTO and compares the traditional SS to a simplified variant.

This study evaluates the...

03/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/13/2023

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Solving Challenging Situations and Complications in Everyday Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Chronic Total Occlusion Techniques

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

We examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 8,788 CTO PCIs performed at 35 US and non-US centers between 2012 and 2022. In-hospital major adverse cardiac events (MACE) included death, myocardial...

We examined the clinical and...

07/13/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

03/01/2020

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Stent Loss and Retrieval During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Soledad Ojeda , MD, PhD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Manuel Pan , MD, PhD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Luiz Fernando Ybarra , MD, PhD, MBA;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

The challenging nature of CTO interventions involves regularly dealing with support-related issues, uncrossable/undilatable lesions, manipulation of equipment in the subadventitial space, and the treatment of complications such as perforation...

The challenging nature of CTO...

03/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/26/2013

Crossing of Infrainguinal Peripheral Arterial Chronic Total Occlusion With a Blunt Microdissection Catheter

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Mohammed E. Alomar , MD;

Clara G. Altomare ;

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Daisha J. Cipher , PhD, MD;

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the frequency, consequences, and treatment of stent loss during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

A systematic review and...

11/26/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Vascular Disease

08/05/2014

Atif Mohammad , MD;

Karan Sarode , MS, MA;

Andrew J.P. Klein , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

M. Ishtiaque Ali , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Rahul Thomas , MD;

Use of Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts for Retrograde Recanalization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From a Multicenter Registry

Salil Sethi , MD;

Mazen S. Abu-Fadel , MD;

Mirza S. Baig , MD;

Anand Prasad , MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI;

Osvaldo S. Gigliotti , MD;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Crossing of lower-extremity arterial chronic total occlusion (CTO) can be challenging. This study examines the use of the Viance peripheral CTO crossing device (Covidien) in the superficial femoral, popliteal, and below-the knee arterial...

Crossing of lower-extremity...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/27/2016

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Colby R. Ayers , MS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;