Evangelia Vemmou, 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);

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

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

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Hsien-Li Kao , 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;

Can History of Myocardial Infarction Reliably Indicate Myocardial Viability in Patients With a Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion and Good Collateral Circulation?

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

02/01/2021

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

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Outcomes of Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Versus Angiography-Guided Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Chronic Total Occlusions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nicholas Burke , MD;

A letter to the editor regarding coronary chronic total occlusion in patients with prior MI.

A letter to the editor regarding...

02/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Chugh Percutaneous Coronary Interventions TN

Original Contribution

04/01/2022

Mario Goessl , MD, PhD;

Yale Wang , MD;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Anil Poulose , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

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

Yashasvi Chugh , MD;

Rupinder Buttar , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

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

09/01/2021

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

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

Pouyan Arman , MD;

Ankur Gupta , MD, DM, PhD;

Paul B. Poomipanit , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Farshad Forouzandeh , MD, PhD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

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

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

Original Contribution

09/01/2021

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , 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;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Use of the DyeVert System in 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

Letter from the Editor

08/27/2019

Yale Wang , MD;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Anil Poulose , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

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

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Series

Pamela Morley , RN;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

CTO-PCI often requires administration of large contrast volume. The DyeVert system (Osprey Medical, Inc) is a device that interfaces with standard manifold systems to reduce the amount of contrast used. We compared the procedural outcomes of...

CTO-PCI often requires...

08/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letter from the Editor

06/28/2019

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

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

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Bilal A. Malik , MD, FACC;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Mary E. Greene , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Juan Russo , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Emad Hakemi , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

Impact of Successful Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Subsequent Clinical Outcomes

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs performed in 4340 patients between 2012 and 2018 at 25 sites produced 20 LMCA cases; we examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of each case.

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/01/2020

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Nicholas Burke , MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Primary vs Secondary Retrograde Approach in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

The impact of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) on angina and subsequent incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) remains controversial. We compared patient-reported angina change and the...

The impact of chronic total...

11/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/12/2022

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Robert F. Riley , MD, MS;

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

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;