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

Podcast

Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Perforation During PCI: JIC Podcast Episode 2

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 discuss coronary perforation, a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of PCI.

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH,...

11/07/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

10/13/2022

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Byeong-Keuk Kim , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Kevin J. Croce , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Amirali Masoumi , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

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

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Seung-Whan Lee , MD, PhD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Scott A. Harding , MD, RT(R)(CV);

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Hsien-Li Kao , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Carlo Di Mario , MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Gerald S. Werner , MD, PhD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Eugene B. Wu , MD, DM;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Paul Knaapen , MD, PhD;

Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can improve patient symptoms, but it remains controversial whether it impacts subsequent clinical outcomes.

Chronic total occlusion (CTO)...

10/13/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Use of the Retrograde Approach for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of an Inferior ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

08/29/2013

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

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

Ahmad Zankar , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can be challenging due to limited distal vessel visualization. We present a case of challenging antegrade wiring during PCI of an inferior...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The AngiographiC Evaluation of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Chronic Total Occlusion (ACE-CTO) Study

09/02/2015

Calin Maniu , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Jeffrey L. Hastings , MD, MS;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Michael Luna , MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

Rachita Navara , MD;

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Daniel P. Sherbet , MD;

Donald Haagen , RCIS, MD;

There are limited data on outcomes after implantation of second-generation drug-eluting stents in coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs). This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of angiographic restenosis and clinical outcomes after...

There are limited data on...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Impact of Proximal Vessel Tortuosity on the Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary Multicenter Registry

05/15/2017

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

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

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

We examined the impact of proximal vessel tortuosity on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.

We examined the impact of...

05/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Ping-Pong Guide Catheter Technique for Facilitating Antegrade Crossing of a Chronic Total Occlusion

11/17/2023

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Theodoros Zografos , MD, PhD;

Konstantina Katsanou , MD;

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

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

A 60-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a proximal left circumflex chronic total occlusion with distal filling via epicardial collaterals from the left anterior descending artery. The 30-mm lesion had a...

A 60-year-old man was referred...

11/17/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty (ELCA): Fundamentals, Mechanism of Action, and Clinical Applications

01/26/2020

Mohaned Egred , MBChB, MD, BSc(Hons), FRCP, BSc, MRCP;

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

Abstract: Laser coronary angioplasty was developed to modify atherosclerotic plaque and help with the acute and longer-term limitations of balloon angioplasty, namely, intimal dissection and restenosis, respectively. Excimer laser debulks and...

Abstract: Laser coronary...

01/26/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Use of the Venture¬Æ Wire Control Catheter for Subintimal Coronary Dissection and Reentry in Chronic Total Occlusions

09/09/2010

Neeraj Badhey , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

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

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

ABSTRACT: Antegrade wiring of chronic total occlusions (CTO) may fail due to subintimal wire entry and inability to reenter the true lumen. We report the use of the Venture® wire control catheter to reenter the true lumen after subintimal...

ABSTRACT: Antegrade wiring of...

09/09/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Use of the Retrograde Approach for Preserving the Distal Bifurcation After Antegrade Crossing of a Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

05/20/2014

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

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

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) can be challenging when a bifurcation is present at the distal cap. We describe a case of combined use of the antegrade and retrograde approach for preserving a...

Percutaneous coronary...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Prospective Evaluation of the Impact of Side-Holes and Guide-Catheter Disengagement From the Coronary Ostium on Fractional Flow Reserve Measurements

04/15/2016

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

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