Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, MD, PhD

Balloon-Assisted Microdissection "BAM" Technique for Balloon-Uncrossable Chronic Total Occlusions

Gerald S. Werner , MD, PhD;

A summary of the most important CTO PCI related literature published in 2013.

A summary of the most important...

06/02/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

03/29/2016

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Minh N. Vo , MD;

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

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

Thrombin Injection for Sealing Epicardial Collateral Perforation During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

We evaluated the safety and efficacy of the balloon-assisted microdissection (BAM) technique for treating balloon-uncrossable chronic total occlusion lesions.

We evaluated the safety and...

03/29/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

09/08/2014

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

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

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

Epicardial collateral perforation is a serious complication of retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. We describe two cases of epicardial collateral perforation that were successfully sealed with local thrombin...

Epicardial collateral...

09/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/27/2016

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;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Follow-up Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion PCI in Patients With and Without Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Insights 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

07/31/2020

Hector Tamez , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

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

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Contrast Utilization During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary Multicenter Registry

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Alpesh Shah , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Long-term outcomes of patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have received limited study.

Long-term outcomes of patients...

07/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/01/2016

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

John N. Bahadorani , MD;

Matthew T. Finn , MD, MS;

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;

Phillip Green , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Utilization for Stent Optimization on 1-Year Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

This study examines the association of clinical, angiographic, and procedural variables with contrast volume administered during 1330 CTO-PCIs performed at 12 experienced United States centers.

This study examines the...

07/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

09/30/2020

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Ross F. Garberich , MS, MBA, MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

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

The impact of intravascular ultrasound utilization for stent optimization on the long-term outcomes in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention has received limited study.

The impact of intravascular...

09/30/2020

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;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;