Imre Ungi, MD, PhD

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

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

The Impact of Proximal Vessel Tortuosity on the Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Contemporary Multicenter Registry

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

A 62-year-old man was referred for percutaneous coronary intervention of a severe circumflex lesion. The guidewire became entangled in the previously implanted left anterior descending artery stent. Caution should be used when wiring through...

A 62-year-old man was referred...

04/25/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/15/2017

Ziad A. Ali , MD, DPhil;

Manish A. Parikh , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Michael R. Wyman , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

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

Nicholas J. Lembo , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Anthony H. Doing , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

Craig A. Thompson , MD, MMSc;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Catalin Toma , MD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

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

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

We examined the impact of proximal vessel tortuosity on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.

We examined the impact of...

05/15/2017

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;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Jaikirshan J. Khatri , 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;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

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

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

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;

Iosif Xenogiannis , 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;

Management of a Balloon Shaft Fracture During Subintimal Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Due to In-stent Restenosis

Evangelia Vemmou , MD;

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Ilias Nikolakopoulos , MD;

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

Suggested Technique

11/04/2018

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

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

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Viktor Sasi , MD;

Balloon shaft fracture can potentially have serious consequences, such as embolization, urgent surgery, or even death.

Balloon shaft fracture can...

11/04/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

11/15/2017

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Dimitrios Karmpaliotis , MD, PhD;

Mitul P. Patel , MD;

Farouc A. Jaffer , MD, PhD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Robert W. Yeh , MD, MBA, MSc;

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;

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

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

03/15/2018

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Houman Khalili , MD;

Management of a Balloon Shaft Fracture During Subintimal Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Due to In-stent Restenosis

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

Clinical Images

07/30/2018

Imre Ungi , MD, PhD;

Viktor Sasi , MD;