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

There are limited data on outcomes after implantation of second-generation drug-eluting stents in coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs). This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of angiographic restenosis and clinical outcomes after...

There are limited data on...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions Improves Peak Oxygen Uptake During Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

02/28/2017

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Fransisco Garcia-Morales , MD;

Jeffrey L. Hastings , MD, MS;

Fury Hendrix ;

Houman Khalili , MD;

Suwetha Amsavelu , BS;

The current study assessed for changes in peak oxygen uptake during cardiopulmonary exercise testing after CTO-PCI.

The current study assessed for...

02/28/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Videos

Retrograde Stent Target Technique for Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization

11/30/2023

Jonathan Davis , MD;

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

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Video Supplement to "Retrograde Stent Target Technique for Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization" (December 2023 Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Retrograde...

11/30/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

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

04/01/2022

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

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

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

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

Tips and Techniques

Role of Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafts in Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions

07/02/2012

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Abstract: The role of internal mammary artery grafts in facilitating retrograde chronic total occlusion interventions is controversial. We describe two cases demonstrating: (a) retrograde wiring via a left internal mammary artery graft; and...

Abstract: The role of internal...

07/02/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Use of the Retrograde Approach for Preserving the Distal Bifurcation After Antegrade Crossing of a Right Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusion

05/20/2014

Anna P. Kotsia , MD, PhD;

Georgios Christopoulos , MD;

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

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) can be challenging when a bifurcation is present at the distal cap. We describe a case of combined use of the antegrade and retrograde approach for preserving a...

Percutaneous coronary...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Predictors and Outcomes of Side-Branch Occlusion in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions

01/15/2016

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

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

Tayo Addo , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Colby R. Ayers , MS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

An investigation on whether side-branch loss during CTO-PCI could adversely impact clinical outcomes.

An investigation on whether...

01/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

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

02/01/2023

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

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;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

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;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

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;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

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

Case Report

Acute Pulmonary Edema Due to Pacemaker-Induced Mitral
Regurgitation

08/01/2008

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aman Haider , MD;

Case Report. An 82-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy underwent permanent pacemaker implantation because of symptomatic intermittent second-degree Mobitz II heart block. Immediately after implantation and while the patient was still...

Case Report. An 82-year-old male...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Successful Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions on Subsequent Clinical Outcomes

11/01/2020

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Iosif Xenogiannis , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Nicholas Burke , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Oleg Krestyaninov , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Dmitrii Khelimskii , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

The impact of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) on angina and subsequent incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) remains controversial. We compared patient-reported angina change and the...

The impact of chronic total...

11/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology