Evangelia Vemmou, MD

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Habib Samady , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Utilization for Stent Optimization on 1-Year Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Dr. Nikolakopoulos, et al. compared the clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics of 120 CTO-PCIs performed via dRA access with 2625 CTO-PCIs performed via proximal radial access (pRA) in a large, multicenter registry.

Dr. Nikolakopoulos, et al....

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

09/30/2020

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

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Ross F. Garberich , MS, MBA, MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Successful Rotational Atherectomy of an Undilatable Ostial Saphenous Vein Graft Lesion

The impact of intravascular ultrasound utilization for stent optimization on the long-term outcomes in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention has received limited study.

The impact of intravascular...

09/30/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

07/26/2020

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

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Practice Patterns in the Interventional Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Global Survey

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2020;32(8):E219. Key words: cardiac imaging, rotational atherectomy A 66-year-old man with prior chest radiotherapy, coronary bypass graft surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, and aortic valve replacement...

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

07/26/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

01/03/2022

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Kevin J. Croce , MD, PhD;

Yiannis S. Chatzizisis , MD, PhD;

Hani Jneid , MD;

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

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Brian A. Bergmark , MD;

Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

The Impact of Novel X-Ray Systems and X-Ray System Optimization on Patient Radiation Dose Administered During Cardiac Catheterization

The study aim was to assess current procedural strategies and perceptions for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) involving bifurcations.

The study aim was to assess...

01/03/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/09/2020

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Yale Wang , MD;

Kenneth Baran , MD;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Mohamed Omer , MD;

Anil Poulose , MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Nicholas Burke , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Jay H. Traverse , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Ross F. Garberich , MS, MBA, MD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

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

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

We analyzed patient radiation dose in 1786 cardiac catheterization procedures (diagnostic coronary angiography and/or PCI) performed at a single tertiary-care center before and after x-ray system optimization.

We analyzed patient radiation...

05/09/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/12/2022

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

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;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

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

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

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

08/05/2022

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;

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;

Ahmed M. ElGuindy , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Ioannis Tsiafoutis , MD;

Michalis Koutouzis , MD, PhD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Use of the DyeVert System in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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

Letter from the Editor

08/27/2019

Yale Wang , MD;

Ivan Chavez , MD;

Mario Gössl , MD, PhD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Anil Poulose , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Michael R. Mooney , MD;

Paul Sorajja , MD;

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

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Pamela Morley , RN;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

CTO-PCI often requires administration of large contrast volume. The DyeVert system (Osprey Medical, Inc) is a device that interfaces with standard manifold systems to reduce the amount of contrast used. We compared the procedural outcomes of...

CTO-PCI often requires...

08/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Research

10/13/2022

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Anastasios Milkas , MD, PhD;

Byeong-Keuk Kim , MD, PhD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Kevin J. Croce , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Megaly , MD, MS;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Amirali Masoumi , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Kambis Mashayekhi , MD;

William J. Nicholson , MD;

Margaret B. McEntegart , MD, PhD, BSc(Hons), MBChB;

Andrea Gagnor , MD;

Seung-Whan Lee , MD, PhD;

Georgios Sianos , MD, PhD;

Scott A. Harding , MD, RT(R)(CV);

Alexandre Avran , MD, PhD;

Yangsoo Jang , MD, PhD;

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

Darshan Doshi , MD, MS;

Etsuo Tsuchikane , MD, PhD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Hsien-Li Kao , MD;

Carlo Di Mario , MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Roberto Garbo , MD;

Alfredo Ruggero Galassi , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Khalid O. Tammam , MD, PhD;

Gerald S. Werner , MD, PhD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Masahisa Yamane , MD, PhD;

Eugene B. Wu , MD, DM;