Barbara Anna Danek, MD

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Waleed Alharbi , MD;

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

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

Outcomes with use of lesion-modification strategies in the drug-eluting stent era have received limited study. We conducted a meta-analysis of 22 studies published between 2004-2016 reporting outcomes after use of rotational atherectomy,...

Outcomes with use of...

07/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/25/2018

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

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

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

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;

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Mohammad Alqarqaz , MD;

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

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

01/15/2016

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;

Current Perspectives and Practices on Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

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

10/15/2017

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Minh N. Vo , MD;

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

Stéphane Rinfret , MD, SM;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Stephen G. Ellis , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

Mauro Carlino , MD;

Use of Saphenous Vein Bypass Grafts for Retrograde Recanalization of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights From a Multicenter Registry

We sought to examine contemporary perspectives and practices on chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. An online questionnaire was created and distributed to cardiologists within the United States and internationally.

We sought to examine...

10/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/27/2016

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Colby R. Ayers , MS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

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

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Retrograde CTO-PCI of Native Coronary Arteries Via Left Internal Mammary Artery Grafts: Insights From a Multicenter U.S. Registry

The use of SVGs for retrograde native vessel CTO-PCI has received limited study. We reviewed the medical records and coronary angiograms of retrograde CTO-PCIs performed through an SVG at 4 U.S. institutions between 2012 and 2013.

The use of SVGs for retrograde...

05/27/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

11/15/2017

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Raja Hatem , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

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

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Prospective Evaluation of the Impact of Side-Holes and Guide-Catheter Disengagement From the Coronary Ostium on Fractional Flow Reserve Measurements

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

We compared the clinical and procedural characteristics and outcomes of retrograde CTO-PCI through LIMA grafts vs other conduits in a contemporary multicenter CTO registry.

We compared the clinical and...

11/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

04/15/2016

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

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

Contemporary Use of Laser During Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights from the Laser Veterans Affairs (LAVA) Multicenter Registry

Tayo Addo , MD;

Krishna S. Patel , BS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

Suwetha Amsavelu , BS;

Jeffrey F. Stetler , BS;

Shuaib A. Abdullah , MD;

We prospectively examined the impact of side-holes and guide-catheter disengagement on fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements.

We prospectively examined the...

04/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

03/15/2018

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Houman Khalili , MD;

Impact of Proximal Cap Ambiguity on Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Multicenter US Registry

Ehrin J. Armstrong , MD, MSc, FACC;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

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

Huu Tam D. Truong , MD;

Ryan Tsuda , MD;

Damianos G. Kokkinidis , MD;

We examined the baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of 130 target lesions in 121 consecutive PCIs (n = 116 patients) in which excimer laser coronary atherectomy was performed at three United States...

We examined the baseline...

03/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

10/01/2016

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

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

J. Aaron Grantham , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Sanjog Kalra , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Pratik Kalsaria , MS;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;