Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Waleed Alharbi , MD;

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

Distal Radial Access in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

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

Original Contribution

09/01/2021

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Outcomes of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Dr. Nikolakopoulos, et al. compared the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics of 120 CTO-PCIs performed via dRA access with 2625 CTO-PCIs performed via proximal radial access (pRA) in a large, multicenter registry.

Dr. Nikolakopoulos, et al....

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

12/15/2022

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Mechanical Circulatory Support in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Multicenter U.S. Registry

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

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

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

The prevalence and outcomes of patients who presented with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and underwent chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have received limited study. We examined the clinical...

The prevalence and outcomes of...

12/15/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/25/2018

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

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

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

William W. O'Neill , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Mohammad Alqarqaz , MD;

Radiation Safety in the Catheterization Laboratory: Current Perspectives and Practices

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

We examined the characteristics and outcomes of 1598 CTO-PCIs. Despite more complex clinical and angiographic characteristics, we found that elective use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in high-risk patients was associated with...

We examined the characteristics...

02/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

06/15/2018

Samir R. Kapadia , MD;

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

Michael Luna , MD;

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Use of Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts for Retrograde Recanalization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From a Multicenter Registry

There is great variability in radiation safety practices in cardiac catheterization laboratories around the world. We performed an international online survey on radiation safety including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists,...

There is great variability in...

06/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/27/2016

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , 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;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

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

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;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Current Perspectives and Practices on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

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

Original Contribution

10/15/2017

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Minh N. Vo , MD;

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

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Stephen G. Ellis , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Mauro Carlino , MD;