Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Dissection Re-entry Technique: How is it Really Looking?

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

03/27/2019

Konstantina Katsanou , MD;

Athanasios Antonakopoulos , MD, MSc;

Dimitrios Protogeros , MD;

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

Theodoros Zografos , MD, PhD;

Dissection re-entry is a widely used technique in many chronic total occlusion centers. This account of a failed re-entry attempt provides in vivo photographic evidence of how the vessel looked after such an attempt. Operators are advised to...

Dissection re-entry is a widely...

03/27/2019

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;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, 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;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Forearm Versus Femoral Approach for Cardiac Catheterization in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients

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

02/25/2018

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

Efstathios Lazaris , MD;

Michalis Hamilos , MD, PhD;

Christos Maniotis , MD, PhD;

Michael J. Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

George S. Sfyroeras , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Kintis , MD, PhD;

Panagiotis Tsiverdis , MD;

Giannis Giannikouris , MD;

Sotirios Patsilinakos , MD, PhD;

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a relative contraindication for forearm cardiac catheterization, yet this approach is used in everyday practice. We compared femoral and forearm approach for cardiac catheterization in ESRD patients.

End-stage renal disease (ESRD)...

02/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/05/2022

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Rotational Atherectomy and Simultaneous Temporary Transvenous Pacing Through a Forearm Approach

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

Clinical Images

03/30/2018

Nikolaos Bourboulis , MD, PhD;

Apostolos Katsivas , MD, PhD;

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy of Undilatable STEMI Lesion in Primary PCI

Theodoros Zografos , MD, PhD;

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported RA procedure with transvenous pacing utilizing a complete forearm approach, which illustrates the feasibility of this procedure and its advantages for the patient.

To the best of our knowledge,...

03/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

CLINICAL IMAGES

01/01/2021

Konstantina Katsanou , MD;

Compartment Syndrome: A Rare and Frightening Complication of Transradial Catheterization

Apostolos Katsivas , MD, PhD;

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2021;33(1):E67-E68. Key words: cardiac imaging, Shockwave lithotripsy

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

01/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

09/25/2018

Konstantina Katsanou , 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

Theodoros Zografos , MD, PhD;

The compartment syndrome is a severe complication of transradial approach and can be prevented by prompt treatment of forearm hematoma; otherwise, fasciotomies are urgent.

The compartment syndrome is a...

09/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/01/2021

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , 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;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;