Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD

Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance have been associated with better long-term outcomes, but adoption remains limited. There are limited data on the impact of IVUS on chronic total...

Percutaneous coronary...

04/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Activated Clotting Time and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

12/05/2023

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Ufuk Yildirim , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Niranjan Reddy , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Elias V. Haddad , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

The authors evaluated the association between activated clotting time and in-hospital clinical outcomes in a large international multicenter chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention registry.

The authors evaluated the...

12/05/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Practice Patterns in the Interventional Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Global Survey

01/03/2022

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Kevin J. Croce , MD, PhD;

Yiannis S. Chatzizisis , MD, PhD;

Hani Jneid , MD;

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

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Brian A. Bergmark , MD;

Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

The study aim was to assess current procedural strategies and perceptions for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involving bifurcations.

The study aim was to assess...

01/03/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

04/15/2017

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Mario Goessl , MD, PhD;

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

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Hani Jneid , MD;

Pratik Kalsaria , MS;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

This study compares the ACC/AHA and ESC guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD).

This study compares the ACC/AHA...

04/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Procedural and In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Insights From a Prospective Multicenter International Registry

09/01/2021

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

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

Pouyan Arman , MD;

Ankur Gupta , MD, DM, PhD;

Paul B. Poomipanit , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Farshad Forouzandeh , MD, PhD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

We assessed the clinical and procedural characteristics, technical success, procedural success, and in-hospital outcomes of 2314 patients who underwent CTO-PCI at 20 experienced centers between 2012 and 2017, classified according to whether...

We assessed the clinical and...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Sex Differences in the Well-Being of Interventional Cardiologists

02/09/2024

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Mark Linzer , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Hani Jneid , MD;

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

Anna E. Bortnick , MD, PhD, MSc, FAHA, FACC, FSCAI;

The authors conducted an international, anonymous, online survey exploring sex-based differences in the well-being of interventional cardiologists.

The authors conducted an...

02/09/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

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Simsek Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Figure 3

Original Contribution

Coronary Angiography Within 30 Days From Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Indications, Findings, and Outcomes

03/01/2023

Carly Lodewyks , MD, MSc;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Erik Beckmann , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Vinayak N. Bapat , MD;

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

Benjamin Sun , MD;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Beatrice D. Rynders , BS;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Brynn K. Okeson , MS;

Elizabeth Page , BA;

Melina Cahnbley , BS;

Sarah Palmer , MD;

Robert Steffen , MD;

In this study, the authors examine the incidence, indications, and clinical outcomes of 2209 patients who underwent coronary angiography within 30 days following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

In this study, the authors...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

A Meta-Analysis of Contemporary Lesion Modification Strategies During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in 244,795 Patients From 22 Studies

07/15/2017

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Waleed Alharbi , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Outcomes with use of lesion-modification strategies in the drug-eluting stent era have received limited study. We conducted a meta-analysis of 22 studies published between 2004-2016 reporting outcomes after use of rotational atherectomy,...

Outcomes with use of...

07/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology