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

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Sanjog Kalra , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Pratik Kalsaria , MS;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Frequency and Outcomes of Ad Hoc Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

John N. Bahadorani , MD;

We sought to determine the impact of proximal cap ambiguity on procedural techniques and outcomes for coronary chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.

We sought to determine the...

10/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/06/2023

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Acute Pulmonary Edema Due to Pacemaker-Induced Mitral
Regurgitation

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Karim M. Al-Azizi , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Although discouraged, ad hoc chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is occasionally performed. We examined the clinical, angiographic characteristics, and procedural outcomes of patients who underwent ad hoc...

Although discouraged, ad hoc...

07/06/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

08/01/2008

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

Impact of Successful Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Subsequent Clinical Outcomes

Aman Haider , MD;

Case Report. An 82-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy underwent permanent pacemaker implantation because of symptomatic intermittent second-degree Mobitz II heart block. Immediately after implantation and while the patient was still...

Case Report. An 82-year-old male...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/01/2020

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Nicholas Burke , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Contemporary Use of Laser During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from the Laser Veterans Affairs (LAVA) Multicenter Registry

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

The impact of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) on angina and subsequent incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) remains controversial. We compared patient-reported angina change and the...

The impact of chronic total...

11/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

03/15/2018

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Houman Khalili , MD;

A Novel Device for Additional Guide Wire Support to Cross Tortuous Anatomy and Tight Lesions - The Micro Rx Rapid Exchange Microcatheter

Ehrin J. Armstrong , MD, MSc, FACC;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

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

Huu Tam D. Truong , MD;

Ryan Tsuda , MD;

Damianos G. Kokkinidis , MD;

We examined the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 130 target lesions in 121 consecutive PCIs (n = 116 patients) in which excimer laser coronary atherectomy was performed at three United States...

We examined the baseline...

03/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure 2. Potential applications of the Micro Rx microcatheter

Original Contribution

10/24/2023

Gregor Leibundgut , MD;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

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

The authors present the first in vivo experience with a new type of rapid exchange microcatheter (Micro Rx, Interventional Medical Device Solutions), describe bench testing of combinations of guidewires and microcatheters, and suggest...

The authors present the first in...

10/24/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Can History of Myocardial Infarction Reliably Indicate Myocardial Viability in Patients With a Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion and Good Collateral Circulation?

02/01/2021

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

Recurrent Cardiovascular Events with Paclitaxel-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions: Insights from the SOS (Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts) Trial

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Nicholas Burke , MD;

A letter to the editor regarding coronary chronic total occlusion in patients with prior MI.

A letter to the editor regarding...

02/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/26/2011

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Donald Haagen , RCIS, MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

Aristotelis C. Papayannis , MD;

Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim , MD;

Bilal Saeed , MD;

Panagiotis Karyofillis , MD;

Biswajit Kar , MD;

Peter B. Berger , MD;

Christopher Lichtenwalter , MD;

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

Owen Obel , MD;

Joseph K. Bissett , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Vassilios V. Voudris , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

James Rossen , MD;