Barbara Anna Danek, MD

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Colby R. Ayers , MS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

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

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Retrograde CTO-PCI of Native Coronary Arteries Via Left Internal Mammary Artery Grafts: Insights From a Multicenter U.S. Registry

The use of SVGs for retrograde native vessel CTO-PCI has received limited study. We reviewed the medical records and coronary angiograms of retrograde CTO-PCIs performed through an SVG at 4 U.S. institutions between 2012 and 2013.

The use of SVGs for retrograde...

05/27/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/15/2017

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Raja Hatem , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

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

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

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

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

We compared the clinical and procedural characteristics and outcomes of retrograde CTO-PCI through LIMA grafts vs other conduits in a contemporary multicenter CTO registry.

We compared the clinical and...

11/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

04/15/2016

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

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

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

Tayo Addo , MD;

Krishna S. Patel , BS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

Suwetha Amsavelu , BS;

Jeffrey F. Stetler , BS;

Shuaib A. Abdullah , MD;

We prospectively examined the impact of side-holes and guide-catheter disengagement on fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements.

We prospectively examined the...

04/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

03/15/2018

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Houman Khalili , MD;

Impact of Proximal Cap Ambiguity on Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Multicenter US Registry

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

Original Contribution

10/01/2016

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

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

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

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;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

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

09/15/2018

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

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

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Elizabeth Holper , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Perceptions of Interventional Cardiologists on Diversity and Discrimination

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

We evaluated the prevalence of CKD and its impact on CTO-PCI outcomes in 1979 patients who underwent 2040 procedures between 2012 and 2017 at 18 centers.

We evaluated the prevalence of...

09/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/10/2024

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Deniz Mutlu , MD, PhD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Binita Shah , MD, MS;

Courtney Baechler , MD, MS;

Delaine Thomas , MPH;

James W. Choi , MD;

Jeremy D. Rier , DO;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

Ki Park , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI;

Mosi Bennett , MD, PhD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Thao Duong , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prasugrel for Prevention of Early Saphenous Vein Graft Thrombosis

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

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

The authors conducted a global, web-based survey of interventional cardiology fellows and attendings to assess their perceptions of diversity and discrimination.

The authors conducted a global,...

07/10/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

12/01/2020

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

Decebal Griza , MD;

Kathleen Stanley , RN;

Houman Khalili , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

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