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

Interpretation of Coronary Angiograms Recorded Using Google Glass: A Comparative Analysis

A 59-year-old man underwent placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in anticipation of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. While the patient was in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, the IABP malfunctioned. Attempts to advance...

A 59-year-old man underwent...

08/26/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

10/01/2015

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

The Impact of Age and Sex on In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Thao Duong , MD;

Jedrek Wosik , MD;

Muhammad Nauman Javed Tarar , MD;

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

Google Glass is a voice-activated, hands-free, optical head-mounted display device capable of taking pictures, recording videos, and transmitting data via wi-fi. We examined the accuracy of coronary angiogram interpretation recorded using...

Google Glass is a...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

01/15/2017

James W. Choi , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

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

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Activated Clotting Time and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Rahel Iwnetu , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

We sought to determine the effect of age and sex on procedural outcomes and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.

We sought to determine the...

01/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

12/05/2023

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Ufuk Yildirim , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Niranjan Reddy , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Distal Radial Access in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Elias V. Haddad , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rhian E. Davies , DO, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

The authors evaluated the association between activated clotting time and in-hospital clinical outcomes in a large international multicenter chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention registry.

The authors evaluated the...

12/05/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/01/2021

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Series

Dr. Nikolakopoulos, et al. compared the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics of 120 CTO-PCIs performed via dRA access with 2625 CTO-PCIs performed via proximal radial access (pRA) in a large, multicenter registry.

Dr. Nikolakopoulos, et al....

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letter from the Editor

06/28/2019

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

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

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Bilal A. Malik , MD, FACC;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Mary E. Greene , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Juan Russo , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Emad Hakemi , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

Outcomes With First- Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs performed in 4340 patients between 2012 and 2018 at 25 sites produced 20 LMCA cases; we examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of each case.

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/08/2014

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Jeffrey L. Hastings , MD, MS;

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Viswanatha Lanka , MD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

Bilal Saeed , MD;

Atif Mohammad , MD;

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

Contrast Utilization During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary Multicenter Registry

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting outcomes after first- and second-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in chronic total occlusions.

A systematic review and...

07/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/01/2016

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

John N. Bahadorani , MD;

Matthew T. Finn , MD, MS;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

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

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Phillip Green , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Intravascular Imaging Use in Percutaneous Coronary Interventions of Chronic Total Occlusions

This study examines the association of clinical, angiographic, and procedural variables with contrast volume administered during 1330 CTO-PCIs performed at 12 experienced United States centers.

This study examines the...

07/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

05/01/2023

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Margaret B. McEntegart , MD, PhD, BSc(Hons), MBChB;

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