Anna P. Kotsia, MD, PhD

The Double-Blind Stick-and-Swap Technique for True Lumen Reentry After Subintimal Crossing of Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions

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

09/02/2015

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

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

Subintimal dissection and reentry techniques are widely used in chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions. We describe 3 CTO cases in which the distal vessel could not be visualized after subintimal crossing, in spite of attempts to...

Subintimal dissection and...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

09/08/2014

Effect of Extended-Release Niacin on Carotid Intima Media Thickness, Reactive Hyperemia, and Endothelial Progenitor Cell Mobilization: Insights From the Atherosclerosis Lesion Progression Intervention Using Niacin Extended Release in Saphenous Vein Gra

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

11/25/2015

Howard Chao , BS ;

Henry Han , BS ;

Guthbudeen Abdurrahim , MD;

James A. de Lemos , MD;

Darren K. McGuire , MD, MHSc;

Milton Packer , MD;

Andres Guerra , BS;

Ameka Coleman , MS, BS;

Hao Xu , PhD;

Impact of a Disposable Sterile Radiation Shield on Operator Radiation Exposure During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusions

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

Alan Sosa , BA;

We sought to evaluate the impact of extended-release niacin on carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), endothelial function, and endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) mobilization.

We sought to evaluate the impact...

11/25/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

06/29/2015

Deborah Shorrock ;

Jedrek Wosik , MD;

Daisha J. Cipher , PhD, MD;

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

Effect of Extended-Release Niacin on Saphenous Vein Graft Atherosclerosis: Insights from the Atherosclerosis Lesion Progression Intervention Using Niacin Extended Release in Saphenous Vein Grafts (ALPINE-SVG) Pilot Trial

Daily radiation exposure in the cath lab over many years can adversely impact the health of medical professionals. This study recorded operator radiation exposure at a single institution and compared exposure of operators using the Radpad...

Daily radiation exposure in the...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

10/01/2015

James A. de Lemos , MD;

Darren K. McGuire , MD, MHSc;

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

Milton Packer , MD;

Daisha J. Cipher , PhD, MD;

Comparison of Iodixanol and Ioxaglate for Coronary Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging

Ameka Coleman , MS, BS;

Intermediate SVG lesions have high rates of progression. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of extended-release niacin (ER-niacin) vs. placebo on intermediate saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions.

Intermediate SVG lesions have...

10/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/15/2015

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

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

The AngiographiC Evaluation of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Chronic Total Occlusion (ACE-CTO) Study

The impact of contrast type on coronary imaging using optical coherence tomography (OCT) has received limited study. We compared OCT imaging obtained using the non-ionic, iso-osmolar iodixanol with the ionic, low-osmolar ioxaglate.

The impact of contrast type on...

09/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/02/2015

Calin Maniu , MD;

Jeffrey L. Hastings , MD, MS;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Michael Luna , MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Systematic Review of the BridgePoint System for Crossing Coronary and Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions

Rachita Navara , MD;

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Daniel P. Sherbet , MD;

Donald Haagen , RCIS, MD;

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

05/29/2015

Deborah Shorrock ;

Spyros Maragkoydakis , MD;

Prevalence and Treatment of "Balloon-Uncrossable" Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions

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

Jedrek Wosik , MD;

The authors performed a systematic review of the literature on the BridgePoint system published between October 2008 and August 2014 and found the system to be associated with high procedural success rates and low complication rates when used...

The authors performed a...

05/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/01/2015

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Nagendra R. Pokala , BS;

Vijay Raja , MD;

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

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

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Daniel P. Sherbet , MD;

Jeffrey L. Hastings , MD, MS;

Vishal G. Patel , MD;