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

Review

Update on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Complications of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

11/18/2024

Sant Kumar , MD;

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

;

Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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The authors summarize studies on percutaneous coronary intervention complications, including coronary dissection, no reflow, perforation, and equipment loss/entrapment.

The authors summarize studies on...

11/18/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Artificial Intelligence for Predicting Primary Antegrade Wiring Success of Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing

09/30/2024

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

;

Dimitrios Strepkos , MD;

Pedro E.P. Carvalho , MD;

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Sripal Bangalore , MD, MHA;

;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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The authors compared the predictions for successful antegrade wiring of chronic total occlusion lesions made by interventional cardiologists with those from a machine learning model.

The authors compared the...

09/30/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

External Validation of the JR-CTO Score in Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention: From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

08/14/2024

Pedro E.P. Carvalho , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Dimitrios Strepkos , MD;

;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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The authors evaluated the JR-CTO score’s performance in patients treated at 44 centers between 2013 and 2024 as part of the Prospective Global Registry for the Study of CTO Intervention (PROGRESS-CTO).

The authors evaluated the JR-CTO...

08/14/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Peripheral Artery Disease in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/09/2024

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

;

Ahmed Al-Ogaili , MD;

Pedro E.P. Carvalho , MD;

Dimitrios Strepkos , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Laura D. Young , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

James D. Flaherty , MD;

Daniel R. Schimmel , MD, MS;

Keith H. Benzuly , MD;

Mahmut Uluganyan , MD;

Ramazan Ozdemir , MD;

Yousif Ahmad , MRCP, PhD, FSCAI, FACC, BMBS;

;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

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The authors examined a multicenter registry of CTO PCI to explore the prevalence of peripheral artery disease and its effects on techniques used during the procedure and in-hospital outcomes.

The authors examined a...

08/09/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

What You Can’t See CAN Hurt You!

10/04/2012

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

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

I frequently visit various cardiac catheterization laboratories both in the US and abroad and watch live cases at various interventional meetings. I find such experiences invaluable for “opening the mind” to new, different, and often better...

I frequently visit various...

10/04/2012

Cath Lab Digest

Suggested Technique

Management of a Balloon Shaft Fracture During Subintimal Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Due to In-stent Restenosis

11/04/2018

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

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Viktor Sasi , MD;

Balloon shaft fracture can potentially have serious consequences, such as embolization, urgent surgery, or even death.

Balloon shaft fracture can...

11/04/2018

Cath Lab Digest

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

09/08/2014

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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

Impact of Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization Attempts on Subsequent Clinical Outcomes

11/30/2016

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

Shuaib Abdulla , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

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

Ahmad Jabbar , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Omar M. Jeroudi , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

We examined a contemporary, unselected cohort of patients with coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) to determine the impact of CTO revascularization on long-term outcomes.

We examined a contemporary,...

11/30/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

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

05/16/2023

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

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

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Beatrice D. Rynders , BS;

Yale Wang , MD;

Elizabeth Page , BA;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Vennela Avula , BSPH;

Anil Poulose , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Jay H. Traverse , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Evan Walser-Kuntz , MS;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Coronary artery dissection is a feared and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics, and outcomes of coronary dissection at a...

Coronary artery dissection is a...

05/16/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Unstable Angina Due to Stent Fracture

08/01/2008

Calin Maniu , MD;

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

Gregory W. Barsness , MD;

Michael Wahl , MD;

Case Report. A 78-year-old woman who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting eight years earlier presented with unstable angina. At coronary angiography, an aorto-ostial lesion was found in a saphenous vein graft to the right posterior...

Case Report. A 78-year-old woman...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology