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

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

What You Can’t See CAN Hurt You!

10/04/2012

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

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

I frequently visit various cardiac catheterization laboratories both in the US and abroad and watch live cases at various interventional meetings. I find such experiences invaluable for “opening the mind” to new, different, and often better...

I frequently visit various...

10/04/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Suggested Technique

Management of a Balloon Shaft Fracture During Subintimal Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Due to In-stent Restenosis

11/04/2018

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

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Viktor Sasi , MD;

Balloon shaft fracture can potentially have serious consequences, such as embolization, urgent surgery, or even death.

Balloon shaft fracture can...

11/04/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Long-Term Outcomes With Use of the CrossBoss and Stingray Coronary CTO Crossing and Re-Entry Devices

10/30/2013

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

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Mohammed E. Alomar , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

Owen Mogabgab , MD;

Eric Fuh , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Use of the CrossBoss/Stingray devices for CTO PCI is associated with equally high success and equally low complication rates as other techniques, both immediately post procedure and during long-term follow-up, in spite of its use in higher...

Use of the CrossBoss/Stingray...

10/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Video

Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Perforation During PCI

11/07/2022

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

Deepak L. Bhatt , MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI;

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology (JIC), and Emmanouil Brilakis, MD, PhD, discuss coronary perforation, a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of PCI.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH,...

11/07/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology