Mir Babar Basir, MD, DO

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Failed Manta Closure Device After High-Risk PCI

In this brief communication, the authors analyzed 8983 chronic total occlusions percutaneous coronary interventions to determine the association between intravascular ultrasound utilization and procedural outcomes.

In this brief communication, the...

05/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

01/03/2022

Antiplatelet Therapy in Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock: Insights From the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative

Hussayn Alrayes , DO;

Loay Kabbani , MD;

Although the collagen-based Manta closure device (Teleflex) is a safe and effective option to close large-bore arterial access sites, complications can occur in at-risk cohorts, as seen in this clinical scenario.

Although the collagen-based...

01/03/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

03/01/2022

Sarah Gorgis , MD;

Brian Kolski , MD;

Steven P. Marso , MD;

Ayaz Rahman , MD;

Simon Gorwara , MD;

Omer Zuberi , MD;

Larry Justice , MD;

Alejandro Lemor , MD;

Nalin Srivastava , MD;

Richard Padgett , MD;

Thomas A. LaLonde , MD;

William O'Neill , MD;

Raja Nazir , MD;

A Visual Depiction of Left Ventricular Unloading in Veno-Arterial ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation With Impella

Amir Kaki , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Shaun R. Senter , MD, MS;

Patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS) are at high risk for impaired antiplatelet activity secondary to malabsorption, systemic hypoperfusion, hypothermia, need for mechanical...

Patients presenting with acute...

03/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

11/01/2022

Alejandro Lemor , MD;

Pedro Villablanca , MD, MSc;

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

Mohammad Alqarqaz , MD;

Lina Ya'Quob , MD;

This case visually demonstrates the effect of LV unloading in a 30-year-old male, with a history of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) myocarditis. The patient developed COVID-19 and subsequently developed nonischemic cardiomyopathy with an...

This case visually demonstrates...

11/01/2022

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;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Temporal Trends in Retrograde Crossing of Epicardial Collaterals in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

Brief Communication

04/01/2022

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

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

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Amirali Masoumi , MD;

The authors aimed to investigate temporal trends in retrograde crossing of epicardial collaterals, introduction of new guidewires, in-hospital MACE, and success rates.

The authors aimed to investigate...

04/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/25/2018

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

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;

Barbara Anna Danek , 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

Mohammad Alqarqaz , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

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;

James W. Choi , MD;

Farshad Forouzandeh , MD, PhD;

Impact of Target Vessel on the Procedural Techniques and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

09/13/2023

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

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

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Stewart M. Benton Jr., MD;

Karim M. Al-Azizi , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FESC;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

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

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Srinivasa Potluri , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Electrocautery-Facilitated Crossing (ECFC) of Chronic Total Occlusions

There is limited information on the impact of the target vessel on the procedural techniques and outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We analyzed the baseline clinical and angiographic...

There is limited information on...

09/13/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

01/19/2020