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

Original Contribution

Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of the Stenting of Saphenous Vein Graft (SOS) Xience V Study: Use of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions

07/27/2012

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Donald Haagen , RCIS, MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

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

Arif Mahmood , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aristotelis C. Papayannis , MD;

Dinara Yangirova , MD;

Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Julia Kohlhaas , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Lorenza Makke , MD;

Abstract: Objectives. The Stenting of Saphenous Grafts-Xience V (SOS-Xience V) trial prospectively examined the frequency of angiographic in-stent restenosis in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions 12 months after implantation of a Xience V...

Abstract: Objectives. The...

07/27/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Efficacy and Safety of the ‚ÄúHybrid‚Äù Approach to Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From a Contemporary Multicenter US Registry and Comparison With Prior Studies

09/08/2014

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Harold Carlson , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Advancements in equipment and the flexibility to switch between multiple technical approaches in a single procedure have dramatically increased the success of CTO-PCI. This study compares contemporary procedural outcomes of hybrid CTO-PCI...

Advancements in equipment and...

09/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Balloon-Assisted Microdissection "BAM" Technique for Balloon-Uncrossable Chronic Total Occlusions

03/29/2016

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Minh N. Vo , MD;

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

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

We evaluated the safety and efficacy of the balloon-assisted microdissection (BAM) technique for treating balloon-uncrossable chronic total occlusion lesions.

We evaluated the safety and...

03/29/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Equipment Utilization in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Update From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

02/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

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

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Guidewires and microcatheters are critical to the success of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined equipment utilization in 11,202 CTO-PCIs performed in 10,952 patients at 42 United States (US)...

Guidewires and microcatheters...

02/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Occlusion of a Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft Side Branch During Attempts to Deliver an Amplatzer Vascular Plug

09/30/2011

Danyaal Moin , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

ABSTRACT: We present a case of angina in a patient with a left internal mammary artery graft that had a large side branch. Closure was attempted using an Amplatzer vascular plug but during attempts to position the device, the side-branch...

ABSTRACT: We present a case of...

09/30/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

Sleep Deprivation in Cardiology: A Multidisciplinary Survey

04/14/2019

Yale Wang , MD;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Anil Poulose , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Angie S. Lobo , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Jay H. Traverse , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Daniel L. Lips , MD;

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

Steven M. Bradley , MD, MPH;

The burden and impact of sleep deprivation in cardiology has received limited study. We distributed a multidisciplinary, online survey on sleep health patterns and sleep deprivation involving 44 closed-ended questions to cardiovascular...

The burden and impact of sleep...

04/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Thrombin Injection for Sealing Epicardial Collateral Perforation During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

09/08/2014

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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

Epicardial collateral perforation is a serious complication of retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. We describe two cases of epicardial collateral perforation that were successfully sealed with local thrombin...

Epicardial collateral...

09/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Supply Chain Challenges

Impact of the Global Iodinated Contrast Shortage on Workflow of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories Across the United States

04/03/2023

Anand Prasad , MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI;

Yogamaya Mantha , MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

Anum Asif , MD;

Timir K. Paul , MD, PhD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI, FAHA;

Chadi Alraies , MD;

Shweta Bansal , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Anum Asif, MD; Yogamaya Mantha, MD; Tayo Addo, MD; Timir Paul, MD; Chadi Alraies, MD; Subhash Banerjee, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis MD, PhD; Shweta Bansal, MD; Anand Prasad, MD

Anum Asif, MD; Yogamaya Mantha,...

04/03/2023

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Images

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

08/01/2008

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

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

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