Bahadir Simsek, MD

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Beatrice D. Rynders , BS;

Sex Differences in the Well-Being of Interventional Cardiologists

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

Brief Communication

02/09/2024

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Incidence, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coronary Artery Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

Original Contribution

06/17/2022

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Vennela Avula , BSPH;

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

Alessandra A. Gutierrez ;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Mario Goessl , MD, PhD;

Yale Wang , MD;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Anil Poulose , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Jay H. Traverse , MD;

Coronary perforation is a potentially life-threatening PCI complication. We examined the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics, management, and outcomes of coronary perforation at a tertiary care institution.

Coronary perforation is a...

06/17/2022

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;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

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

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

08/12/2022

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

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;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

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

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

The retrograde approach to coronary chronic total occlusions can be used as the initial crossing strategy (primary retrograde) or after failure of antegrade crossing attempts (secondary retrograde).

The retrograde approach to...

08/12/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

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;

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;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Association of Annual Operator Volume With the Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

08/05/2022

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

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

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Body Mass Index and Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes: Is Overweight the New Normal?

There are limited data on the association of operator volume with the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We analyzed the association between operator volume and procedural outcomes of 7035...

There are limited data on the...

08/05/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

03/01/2023

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

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

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Although high body mass index (BMI) is a known risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases, people who are overweight or obese often have better outcomes after cardiac procedures. Whether this "obesity paradox" is observed in...

Although high body mass index...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

10/13/2022

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Byeong-Keuk Kim , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , 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);

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;