Shuaib M. Abdullah, MD

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

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

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

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

06/29/2015

Deborah Shorrock ;

Jedrek Wosik , MD;

Daisha J. Cipher , PhD, MD;

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

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

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

09/02/2015

Calin Maniu , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, 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;

Distal Radial Access in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

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

09/01/2021

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

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;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Basem Elbarouni , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

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

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

Original Contribution

05/29/2015

Deborah Shorrock ;

Spyros Maragkoydakis , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Outcomes With First- Versus Second-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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

07/08/2014

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Jeffrey L. Hastings , MD, MS;

Viswanatha Lanka , MD;

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

Bilal Saeed , MD;

Atif Mohammad , MD;

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

Clinical, Angiographic, and Procedural Predictors of Periprocedural Complications During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting outcomes after first- and second-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in chronic total occlusions.

A systematic review and...

07/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

03/06/2014

Kimberly M. Brayton , MD, JD;

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Follow-up Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion PCI in Patients With and Without Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

Daisha J. Cipher , PhD, MD;

Vishal G. Patel , MD;

Owen Mogabgab , MD;

Eric Fuh , MD;

Avantika Banerjee , MD, BS , MS;

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

Abstract: Objectives. To identify clinical, angiographic, and procedural factors associated with increased risk of periprocedural complications during chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Background....

Abstract: Objectives. To...

03/06/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

07/31/2020

Hector Tamez , MD;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

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

Santiago Garcia , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Alpesh Shah , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

Left Main Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Series

Long-term outcomes of patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have received limited study.

Long-term outcomes of patients...

07/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letter from the Editor

06/28/2019

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

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

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Abdul M. Sheikh , MD;

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Fotios Gkargkoulas , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Allison Hall , MD;

Hector Tamez , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Assaad Maalouf , MD;

Fadi Abou Jaoudeh , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Bilal A. Malik , MD, FACC;

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Mary E. Greene , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

Juan Russo , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Emad Hakemi , MD;

Peter Tajti , MD;

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

Mir Babar Basir , MD, DO;

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs performed in 4340 patients between 2012 and 2018 at 25 sites produced 20 LMCA cases; we examined the clinical and angiographic characteristics and procedural outcomes of each case.

Review of 4436 CTO-PCIs...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

09/30/2020

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Raj Chandwaney , MD;

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;

Brian K. Jefferson , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Taral N. Patel , MD;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Wissam A. Jaber , MD;