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

Original Contribution

Frequency, Indications, and Outcomes of Guide Catheter Extension Use in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

10/01/2015

Thao Duong , MD;

Ryan G. Master , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

The frequency and outcomes of guide catheter extension use during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has received limited study. The authors retrospectively examine 1539 consecutive PCIs performed between May 2010 and November 2013 to...

The frequency and outcomes of...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions Improves Peak Oxygen Uptake During Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

02/28/2017

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Fransisco Garcia-Morales , MD;

Jeffrey L. Hastings , MD, MS;

Fury Hendrix ;

Houman Khalili , MD;

Suwetha Amsavelu , BS;

The current study assessed for changes in peak oxygen uptake during cardiopulmonary exercise testing after CTO-PCI.

The current study assessed for...

02/28/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Retrograde Stent Target Technique for Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization

12/05/2023

Jonathan Davis , MD;

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

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

A 72-year-old woman presented with progressive angina and anterior ischemia on a nuclear stress test.

A 72-year-old woman presented...

12/05/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Association of Iso-Osmolar vs Low-Osmolar Contrast Media With Major Adverse Renal or Cardiovascular Events in Patients at High Risk for Acute Kidney Injury Undergoing Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

08/01/2021

Anand Prasad , MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI;

Amit P. Amin , MD, MSc, MS, MBA;

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

Michael P. Ryan , MS;

Candace Gunnarsson , EdD;

The purpose of this analysis was to examine the association of iso-osmolar contrast media vs low-osmolar contrast media with major adverse renal or cardiovascular events in patients at high risk of AKI undergoing EVAR.

The purpose of this analysis was...

08/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

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

11/26/2013

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

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

Original Contribution

Randomized Controlled Trial on the Impact of Music Therapy During Cardiac Catheterization on Reactive Hyperemia Index and Patient Satisfaction: The Functional Change in Endothelium After Cardiac Catheterization, With and Without Music Therapy (FEAT) Study

09/06/2014

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Lindsay Ripley , BS;

Mohammed E. Alomar , MD;

Our study objective was to determine the impact of music intervention on endothelial function, hemodynamics, and patient anxiety before, during, and after cardiac catheterization.

Our study objective was to...

09/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Predictors and Outcomes of Side-Branch Occlusion in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions

01/15/2016

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

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

Tayo Addo , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Colby R. Ayers , MS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

An investigation on whether side-branch loss during CTO-PCI could adversely impact clinical outcomes.

An investigation on whether...

01/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Use of Bivalirudin for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

04/01/2023

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Louis Verreault-Julien , MD, MPH;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

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

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

The authors compare clinical outcomes – including major adverse cardiac events and vascular complications – of CTO-PCIs performed using bivalirudin vs unfractionated heparin.

The authors compare clinical...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Heartbeats and Bank Statements: A Survey of The Financial Pulse of Cardiologists

10/24/2024

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

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

Jennifer Frampton , DO, MPH;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Andrew J. Sauer , MD;

Jeffrey Wilson , MD;

;

The authors conducted an international, online survey of attending cardiologists to assess their financial well-being.

The authors conducted an...

10/24/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Primary Antegrade Wiring Success of Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing

09/30/2024

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

;

Dimitrios Strepkos , MD;

Pedro E.P. Carvalho , MD;

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Sripal Bangalore , MD, MHA;

;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

;

The authors compared the predictions for successful antegrade wiring of chronic total occlusion lesions made by interventional cardiologists with those from a machine learning model.

The authors compared the...

09/30/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology