Association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 levels with coronary artery disease risk factors, angiographic coronary artery disease, and major adverse events at follow-upEmmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Eur Heart J 26:137-44. 2005
..CONCLUSION: Higher Lp-PLA2 levels were associated with a higher incidence of major adverse events at follow-up, independently of traditional CAD risk factors and C-reactive protein...
- Outcome of patients undergoing balloon angioplasty in the two months prior to noncardiac surgery
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Am J Cardiol 96:512-4. 2005
..Therefore, in patients in whom percutaneous coronary revascularization is required before noncardiac surgery, BA appears to be safe, especially in patients who need to undergo surgery early after percutaneous coronary intervention...
Treatment of complex superficial femoral artery lesions with PolarCath cryoplastySubhash Banerjee
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:447-9. 2009
..16 respectively (p <0.0007). In conclusion, cryoplasty appears to be effective in the treatment of complex lesions in the SFA distribution with significant intermediate term improvements of peripheral arterial disease symptoms...
- Mechanical valve dysfunction after percutaneous perimitral leak closure: salvage by percutaneous occluder retrieval
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:876-81. 2010
..The largest amplatzer occluder device was successfully snared with restoration of normal prosthetic valve motion...
- Hairpin-trap: a novel stent retrieval technique
Emmanouil S Brilakis
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 77:213-6. 2011
..The distal tip of the wire is then pulled back into the guiding catheter, where it is trapped by a balloon, forming a "hairpin-trap." The entire system is subsequently withdrawn. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc...
- Embolic protection device utilization during stenting of native coronary artery lesions with large lipid core plaques as detected by near-infrared spectroscopy
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 80:1157-62. 2012
..Stenting of large lipid core plaques (LCPs), as assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), has been associated with periprocedural myocardial infarction (MI), possibly due to distal embolization...
- Challenges associated with use of the GuideLiner catheter in percutaneous coronary interventions
Aristotelis C Papayannis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:370-1. 2012
..Awareness of these potential complications may render safer the use of this valuable interventional tool...
- Role of internal mammary artery bypass grafts in retrograde chronic total occlusion interventions
Tesfaldet T Michael
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, TX, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:359-62. 2012
..The internal mammary artery grafts can facilitate retrograde chronic total occlusion interventions, but should be used with caution to minimize the risk of injury...
- A percutaneous treatment algorithm for crossing coronary chronic total occlusions
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 5:367-79. 2012
..Radiation exposure, contrast utilization, and procedure time are monitored throughout the procedure, and thresholds are established for intraprocedural strategy conversion to maximize safety, efficiency, and effectiveness...
- In vivo comparison of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasonography
Sathyadeepak Ramesh
UT Southwestern and VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:111-5. 2012
..We sought to evaluate the findings of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) and intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) used for the in vivo assessment of coronary lesions...
- Distal open sesame and hairpin wire techniques to facilitate a chronic total occlusion intervention
Tesfaldet Michael
VA North Texas Health Care System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:E57-9. 2012
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- Application of optical coherence tomography in the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions
Victorio Pidlaoan
VA North Texas Health Care System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:E39-42. 2012
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- The "Proxis-Tornus" technique for a difficult-to-cross calcified saphenous vein graft lesion
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Dallas VA Medical Center, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 20:E258-61. 2008
..We describe successful crossing and treatment of the lesion by simultaneously using the Proxis proximal occlusion embolic protection device and the Tornus catheter...
- Continued benefit from paclitaxel-eluting compared with bare-metal stent implantation in saphenous vein graft lesions during long-term follow-up of the SOS (Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts) trial
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Veteran Affairs North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 4:176-82. 2011
..This study sought to report the long-term outcomes after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions in the SOS (Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts) trial...
- Quality of care for acute coronary syndrome patients with known atherosclerotic disease: results from the Get With the Guidelines Program
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
Circulation 120:560-7. 2009
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- Outcomes after implantation of the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting stent in saphenous vein graft lesions: results from the ARRIVE (TAXUS Peri-Approval Registry: A Multicenter Safety Surveillance) program
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:742-50. 2010
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- Pursuing postgraduate training in internal medicine and cardiology in the USA: an introduction for Greek physicians
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
Hellenic J Cardiol 49:222-6. 2008
- Successful retrograde treatment of a mid left anterior descending artery chronic total occlusion using a novel "guide parallel to wire" technique
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas VA Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 73:326-31. 2009
..A 5F guide catheter was introduced next to the retrograde wire through the radial sheath ('guide parallel to wire' technique) followed by successful antegrade crossing and stenting of the mid left anterior descending artery lesion...
- Drug-eluting stents in saphenous vein graft interventions: a systematic review
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
EuroIntervention 5:722-30. 2010
..A systematic review of the outcomes after drug-eluting stents (DES) implantation in saphenous vein grafts (SVGs) was performed...
- Novel uses of the Proxis embolic protection catheter
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 74:438-45. 2009
..Deep seating of the Proxis catheter enabled vessel visualization and equipment delivery, allowing successful completion of each case...
- "Armored" aspiration catheter technique to enhance aspiration catheter delivery in challenging thrombus-containing lesions
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 74:846-9. 2009
..035 inch guidewire is inserted via the aspiration lumen to render the aspiration catheter stiffer and facilitate delivery to the target vessel thrombotic segment...
- Frequency and predictors of drug-eluting stent use in saphenous vein bypass graft percutaneous coronary interventions: a report from the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data CathPCI registry
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:1068-73. 2010
..We examined a large registry to determine the frequency and factors associated with drug-eluting stents (DES) use in saphenous vein graft (SVG) in contemporary practice...
- Use of the Stingray guidewire and the Venture catheter for crossing flush coronary chronic total occlusions due to in-stent restenosis
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 76:391-4. 2010
..Using the Venture catheter for support and the Stingray guidewire for enhanced penetration capacity, both lesions were successfully crossed and stented...
- Retrograde recanalization of native coronary artery chronic occlusions via acutely occluded vein grafts
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:109-13. 2010
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- Management of patients with coronary stents in the ICU
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Curr Opin Crit Care 16:426-31. 2010
..To review the contemporary management of patients with coronary stents in the ICU...
- Dual guide catheter technique for treating native coronary artery lesions through tortuous internal mammary grafts: separating equipment delivery from target lesion visualization
Christopher Lichtenwalter
Dallas VA Medical Center 111A, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 22:E78-81. 2010
..We report three cases in which treatment of such lesions was successfully completed using two guiding catheters, one of which was used for lesion visualization and one for equipment delivery...
- Two-Year outcomes after utilization of the TAXUS paclitaxel-eluting stent in bifurcations and multivessel stenting in the ARRIVE registries
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
J Interv Cardiol 24:342-50. 2011
..Examine the incidence of clinical events after utilization of the TAXUS(®) Express(®) paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) in multivessel and bifurcation coronary stenting in an unselected patient population...
- The retrograde approach to coronary artery chronic total occlusions: a practical approach
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 79:3-19. 2012
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- "Ping-pong" guide catheter technique for retrograde intervention of a chronic total occlusion through an ipsilateral collateral
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 78:395-9. 2011
..Engagement of the target coronary artery is alternating between the antegrade and the retrograde guide catheter in a "ping-pong" fashion, enabling lesion crossing and equipment delivery...
- Percutaneous coronary intervention in native arteries versus bypass grafts in prior coronary artery bypass grafting patients: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Emmanouil S Brilakis
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 4:844-50. 2011
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- Clinical presentation and angiographic characteristics of saphenous vein graft failure after stenting: insights from the SOS (stenting of saphenous vein grafts) trial
Christopher Lichtenwalter
Veteran Affairs North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2:855-60. 2009
..We sought to compare the clinical presentation and angiographic patterns of saphenous vein graft (SVG) failure after stenting with a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) versus a similar bare-metal stent (BMS)...
- Prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography have multiple uncontrolled coronary artery disease risk factors and high risk for cardiovascular events
Dustin M Boatman
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and the Department of Cardiology Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center 111A, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Heart Vessels 24:241-6. 2009
..Novel pharmacologic and behavioral treatment strategies are needed...
- Timing of in-hospital coronary artery bypass graft surgery for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients results from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry ACTION Registry-GWTG (Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network
Shailja V Parikh
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 3:419-27. 2010
..The aim of this study was to examine timing of in-hospital coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) for non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients...
- Contemporary use of embolic protection devices in saphenous vein graft interventions: Insights from the stenting of saphenous vein grafts trial
Neeraj Badhey
Department of Cardiology, VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 76:263-9. 2010
..We sought to evaluate the contemporary use of embolic protection devices (EPDs) in saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions...
- Optical coherence tomography analysis of the stenting of saphenous vein graft (SOS) Xience V Study: use of the everolimus-eluting stent in saphenous vein graft lesions
Aristotelis C Papayannis
VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:390-4. 2012
..Optical coherence tomography (OCT) during follow-up angiography was added to the protocol after OCT was approved for clinical use in the United States...
- Recurrent cardiovascular events with paclitaxel-eluting versus bare-metal stents in saphenous vein graft lesions: insights from the SOS (Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts) trial
Tesfaldet T Michael
Veteran Affairs North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 23:216-9. 2011
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- A randomized controlled trial of a paclitaxel-eluting stent versus a similar bare-metal stent in saphenous vein graft lesions the SOS (Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts) trial
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, TX, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 53:919-28. 2009
..The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of angiographic restenosis and clinical events between a paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) and a similar bare-metal stent (BMS) in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions...
- The risk of drug-eluting stent thrombosis with noncardiac surgery
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Curr Cardiol Rep 9:406-11. 2007
..Preoperative identification and close monitoring of patients with DES may allow prevention and prompt detection and treatment of this catastrophic complication...
- Contemporary approaches to saphenous vein graft interventions: a survey of 275 interventional cardiologists
Arif Mahmood
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 79:834-42. 2012
..We sought to examine contemporary practice patterns of saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions...
- Use of the venture wire control catheter for subintimal coronary dissection and reentry in chronic total occlusions
Neeraj Badhey
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 22:445-8. 2010
..We report the use of the Venture wire control catheter to reenter the true lumen after subintimal entry in a long right coronary artery CTO...
- Relationship of IgG and IgM autoantibodies to oxidized low density lipoprotein with coronary artery disease and cardiovascular events
Sotirios Tsimikas
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
J Lipid Res 48:425-33. 2007
..In conclusion, IgG and IgM OxLDL biomarkers have divergent associations with CAD in univariate analysis but are not independent predictors of CAD or clinical events...
- Simultaneous dual coronary very late stent thrombosis following noncardiac surgery
Shailja V Parikh
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 11:172-4. 2010
..We report a case of a patient with simultaneous stent thrombosis in two coronary arteries following discontinuation of clopidogrel for an elective noncardiac surgery 3 years after DES placement...
- Paclitaxel-eluting stents reduce neointimal hyperplasia compared to bare metal stents in saphenous vein grafts: intravascular ultrasonography analysis of the SOS (Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts) trial
Omar M Jeroudi
Veteran Affairs North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, TX, USA
EuroIntervention 7:948-54. 2011
..To compare the intravascular ultrasonography (IVUS) findings between saphenous vein grafts (SVG) treated with paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) vs. bare metal stents (BMS) in the Stenting Of Saphenous Vein Grafts (SOS) trial...
- Acute coronary syndrome due to extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension: successful treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention
Jason B Lindsey
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 9:47-51. 2008
..Extrinsic compression of the LMCA should be considered in patients with severe PH and angina; IVUS may aid in the diagnosis. Percutaneous stent implantation may be the preferred treatment in this high-risk group of patients...
- ST-Segment elevation acute myocardial infarction due to severe hypotension and proximal left subclavian artery stenosis in a prior coronary artery bypass graft patient
Billy Dimas
VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 10:191-4. 2009
..Subclavian angiography should be considered in all prior coronary artery bypass graft patients with internal mammary grafts undergoing coronary angiography...
- Effect of concomitant use of clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors after percutaneous coronary intervention
Subhash Banerjee
Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 107:871-8. 2011
..A potential for the misdiagnosis of angina symptoms and rescue use of nitroglycerin and PPIs in post-PCI patients exists, a finding that might have confounded previous observational analyses...
- Frequency, treatment, and consequences of device loss and entrapment in contemporary percutaneous coronary interventions
Jose Miguel Iturbe
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:215-21. 2012
..Device loss and entrapment are infrequent but potentially grave complications of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). There are limited contemporary data on the frequency, treatment, and consequences of these complications...
- Clinical outcomes following predilation with a novel 1.25-mm diameter angioplasty catheter
David E Kandzari
Scripps Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, La Jolla, California, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 77:510-4. 2011
..An unmet need is represented in angioplasty catheters that permit the predilation stage of treating complex coronary anatomy oftentimes not amenable to conventional device therapies...
- Percutaneous intervention of acutely occluded saphenous vein grafts: contemporary techniques and outcomes
Abdul Rahman R Abdel-Karim
Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 22:253-7. 2010
..To examine the contemporary acute and long-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of acutely occluded saphenous vein grafts (SVGs)...
- Intercatheter reproducibility of near-infrared spectroscopy for the in vivo detection of coronary lipid core plaques
Abdul Rahman R Abdel-Karim
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 77:657-61. 2011
..To evaluate the intercatheter reproducibility of catheter-based intracoronary near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the detection of coronary lipid core plaques (LCPs)...
- Recurrent late drug-eluting stent thrombosis upon discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy
Indu Varghese
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 9:179-81. 2008
..We report a case of recurrent late paclitaxel-eluting stent thrombosis (8 and 21 months after initial stent implantation) upon discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy...
- Transfemoral use of the GuideLiner catheter in complex coronary and bypass graft interventions
Michael Luna
VA North Texas Healthcare System, Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 80:437-46. 2012
..The GuideLiner catheter can facilitate complex coronary interventions but should be used with caution to minimize the risk for vessel injury...
- Pilot trial of cryoplasty or conventional balloon post-dilation of nitinol stents for revascularization of peripheral arterial segments: the COBRA trial
Subhash Banerjee
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 60:1352-9. 2012
..The purpose of this study is to compare post-dilation strategies of nitinol self-expanding stents implanted in the superficial femoral artery of diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease...
- Comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention in native coronary arteries vs. bypass grafts in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Indu Varghese
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 10:103-9. 2009
..To compare the procedural and clinical outcomes of prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in native arteries vs. bypass grafts...
- The risk of acute myocardial infarction with etodolac is not increased compared to naproxen: a historical cohort analysis of a generic COX-2 selective inhibitor
John J Warner
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 13:252-60. 2008
..This study compares the risk of acute myocardial infarction among patients exposed to etodolac, naproxen, celecoxib, and rofecoxib...
- Comparison of the impact of short (<1 year) and long-term (> or =1 year) clopidogrel use following percutaneous coronary intervention on mortality
Subhash Banerjee
Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 102:1159-62. 2008
..14 to 0.59), independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors, clinical presentation, and the use of drug-eluting stents. In conclusion, the use of clopidogrel for > or =1 year after PCI was associated with lower mortality...
- Impact on contrast, fluoroscopy, and catheter utilization from knowing the coronary artery bypass graft anatomy before diagnostic coronary angiography
Indu Varghese
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:1729-32. 2008
..Every effort should be made to obtain CABG anatomy before diagnostic angiography is performed...
- The clinical relevance of the clopidogrel-proton pump inhibitor interaction
Atif Mohammad
VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Cardiovasc Transl Res 5:547-52. 2012
..This review critically considers the current evidence and provides practical recommendations to healthcare providers...
- Incidence and Treatment of Arterial Access Dissections Occurring during Cardiac Catheterization
Amit Prasad
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA
J Interv Cardiol 21:61-6. 2008
..The goal of this study was to examine the incidence, consequences, and the treatment of arterial access dissections at a tertiary referral hospital with an active training program...
- Use of the Venture catheter to shorten the door-to-balloon time in patients with ST-Segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
Timothy Ball
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 12:391-8. 2011
..Early use of the Venture catheter may help shorten the door-to-balloon time in patients with challenging to wire lesions...
- Body mass index: a risk factor for unstable angina and myocardial infarction in patients with angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease
Robert Wolk
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 1216 Second St SW, Rochester, Minn 55902, USA
Circulation 108:2206-11. 2003
..There is evidence of increased risk even at mildly elevated BMI levels...
- Frequency and risk of noncardiac surgery after drug-eluting stent implantation
Nainesh K Gandhi
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 77:972-6. 2011
..Few studies have described the frequency and risk of surgery after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation...
- Incidence, retrieval methods, and outcomes of stent loss during percutaneous coronary intervention: a large single-center experience
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 66:333-40. 2005
..Stent deployment or crushing may be a good alternative to retrieval...
- Contemporary outcomes of percutaneous intervention in chronic total coronary occlusions due to in-stent restenosis
Abdul Rahman R Abdel-Karim
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 12:170-6. 2011
..Limited data exist on the treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) due to in-stent restenosis (ISR)...
- Transcutaneous ultrasound-guided endovascular crossing of infrainguinal chronic total occlusions
Subhash Banerjee
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75230, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 11:116-9. 2010
..We used transcutaneous ultrasound guidance to cross long segments of superficial femoral artery CTO using a blunt-microdissection technique...
- Embolic capture angioplasty in peripheral artery interventions
Omar F Hadidi
VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Endovasc Ther 19:611-6. 2012
..To report a single-center experience with the Proteus embolic capture angioplasty balloon catheter for the treatment of symptomatic lower extremity peripheral artery disease...
- Percutaneous retrieval of a fractured guide catheter using contralateral snaring
Tesfaldet T Michael
Dallas VA Medical Center 111A, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 24:E176-8. 2012
..The retained guide catheter fragment was retrieved percutaneously by using a snare from the contralateral femoral artery and removing the "folded-over" catheter fragment through the contralateral arteriotomy...
- Use of the frontrunner catheter to cross a chronic total occlusion of the left subclavian artery
Tesfaldet T Michael
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Hellenic J Cardiol 52:86-90. 2011
..The lesion was successfully crossed antegradely using the Frontrunner catheter and was successfully stented with resolution of the patient's angina...
- Comparison of characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing saphenous vein graft stenting who were or were not enrolled in the stenting of saphenous vein grafts randomized controlled trial
Tesfaldet T Michael
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Investig Med 59:259-66. 2011
..We sought to compare the characteristics and outcomes of patients who were enrolled versus those who were not enrolled in the Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts (SOS) randomized controlled trial...
- Role of embolic protection devices in ostial saphenous vein graft lesions
Abdul Rahman R Abdel-Karim
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 80:1120-6. 2012
..Although embolic protection devices (EPDs) have been shown to be beneficial in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions, their role in the subgroup of ostial SVG lesions has received limited study...
- Use of the CrossBoss catheter for crossing superficial femoral artery chronic total occlusions
Michael Luna
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 13:58-61. 2012
..We report a novel use of the CrossBoss catheter for the crossing of a superficial femoral artery chronic total occlusion in three patients after conventional guidewire techniques failed...
- Use of the Proxis embolic protection device for guide anchoring and stent delivery during complex saphenous vein graft interventions
Subhash Banerjee
Division of Cardiology, VA North Texas Healthcare System, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 10:183-7. 2009
..We describe three SVG cases during which the use of Proxis device not only provided embolic protection, but also served as a guide catheter anchor allowing distal stent delivery, after failed attempts using conventional techniques...
- Perioperative risk of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery after coronary artery bypass surgery
Jad Daye
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA
J Investig Med 56:878-81. 2008
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- Percutaneous coronary intervention in tortuous coronary arteries: associated complications and strategies to improve success
Bilal Saeed
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
J Interv Cardiol 21:504-11. 2008
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- Oxidized phospholipids, Lp(a) lipoprotein, and coronary artery disease
Sotirios Tsimikas
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0682, USA
N Engl J Med 353:46-57. 2005
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- Outcomes of patients with acute coronary syndrome and previous coronary artery bypass grafting (from the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy [PROVE IT-TIMI 22] and the Aggrastat to Zocor [A to Z] trials)
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 102:552-8. 2008
..In conclusion, compared with patients with ACS without previous CABG, those with previous CABG have a higher risk for adverse cardiac events and may derive similar benefit from intensive statin therapy...
- Use of the venture wire control catheter for the treatment of coronary artery chronic total occlusions
Jose Miguel Iturbe
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 76:936-41. 2010
..The Venture catheter (St Jude, Minneapolis, MN) has a deflectable tip for facilitating wire steering and a stiff body. Both properties can be useful in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs)...
- Occlusion of a left internal mammary artery graft side branch during attempts to deliver an amplatzer vascular plug
Danyaal Moin
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 23:E229-31. 2011
..Closure was attempted using an Amplatzer vascular plug but during attempts to position the device, the side-branch occluded, likely due to dissection, obviating the need for device deployment...
- Analysis of saphenous vein graft lesion composition using near-infrared spectroscopy and intravascular ultrasonography with virtual histology
Frances O Wood
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
Atherosclerosis 212:528-33. 2010
..To examine the composition of saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions using two novel modalities, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and intravascular ultrasonography with virtual histology (IVUS-VH)...
- Perioperative management of patients with coronary stents
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 49:2145-50. 2007
..Based on these published data, we offer recommendations that can be used to guide the treatment of patients who require noncardiac surgery after having received a stent...
- Stent deformation after catheter advancement through a recently deployed self-expanding stent: diagnosis, mechanism and correction
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 19:46. 2007
- "Bilateral knuckle" technique and Stingray re-entry system for retrograde chronic total occlusion intervention
Emmanouil S Brilakis
North Texas Health Care System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Division of Cardiology 111A, 4500 S Lancaster Rd, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 23:E37-9. 2011
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- Amplatzer vascular plugs for occlusion of a left internal mammary artery graft anastomosed to the anterior interventricular vein
Neeraj Badhey
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:742-7. 2010
..The patient underwent successful left main stenting using an Impella left ventricular assist device and left internal mammary graft occlusion using two Amplatzer vascular plugs...
- Embolic protection during saphenous vein graft interventions
Subhash Banerjee
VA North Texas Healthcare System, 4500 S Lancaster Road 111a, Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 21:415-7. 2009
..In this review, we present an update on the clinical data and practical recommendations for using the currently available embolic protection devices during SVG interventions...
- Association between plasma adiponectin levels and unstable coronary syndromes
Robert Wolk
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 1216 Second Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA
Eur Heart J 28:292-8. 2007
..This study evaluated the association between adiponectin and ACS...
- Use of the twin-pass catheter for wiring a jailed side branch
Vijay N Raja
VA North Texas Healthcare System and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Hellenic J Cardiol 51:267-70. 2010
..The distal circumflex artery was successfully wired, allowing balloon dilatation and successful completion of the case...
- Association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 mass and activity with coronary and aortic atherosclerosis: findings from the Dallas Heart Study
Emmanouil S Brilakis
The Donald W Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Clin Chem 54:1975-81. 2008
..Our aim was to characterize the association of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) with coronary and aortic atherosclerosis in a large population-based study...
- Cardiovascular outcomes in male veterans with rheumatoid arthritis
Subhash Banerjee
Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:1201-5. 2008
..03). In conclusion, in a population of male US veterans aged >50 years, (1) patients with RA were at high risk of MACEs, and (2) RA DAS was a significant predictor of MACEs independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors...
- Use of drug-eluting stents in saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass graft lesions: a critical appraisal
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Department of Cardiology, Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75216, USA
J Interv Cardiol 21:151-7. 2008
..A large, multicenter, randomized controlled clinical trial is needed to clarify the role of DES in the percutaneous treatment of SVG lesions...
- Applications of the distal anchoring technique in coronary and peripheral interventions
Arif Mahmood
VA North Texas Health Care System, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 23:291-4. 2011
..We report various applications of this technique to facilitate complex coronary and peripheral arterial interventions...
- Two "buddies" may be better than one: use of two buddy wires to expand an underexpanded left main coronary stent
Jason B Lindsey
Dallas VA Medical Center 111A, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 19:E355-8. 2007
..The stent eventually expanded after balloon angioplasty using a double buddy wire technique...
- Risk of noncardiac surgery after coronary drug-eluting stent implantation
P Alexander Compton
Division of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:1212-3. 2006
..In conclusion, although our data were limited by the small sample size, they suggest a low risk of major cardiac complications in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery after coronary DES implantation...
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Hemodynamic consequences of massive coronary air embolism
Anand Prasad
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA
Circulation 115:e51-3. 2007
- Usefulness of QRS duration in the absence of bundle branch block as an early predictor of survival in non-ST elevation acute myocardial infarction
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Am J Cardiol 89:1013-8. 2002
..QRS duration > or =100 ms in the absence of BBB is an independent predictor of increased mortality in patients with non-ST elevation AMI...
- Acute pulmonary edema due to pacemaker-induced mitral regurgitation
Aman Haider
Dallas VA Medical Center (111A, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX, 75216, USA
J Invasive Cardiol 20:E84. 2008
- Programmed ventricular stimulation in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and syncope receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: a case series and a systematic review of the literature
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Int J Cardiol 98:395-401. 2005
..The role of programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and syncope receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) remains controversial...
- Closure of a coexisting ostium secundum atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale using a single Amplatzer patent foramen ovale occluder device
Michael Luna
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, VA North Texas Healthcare System, Texas, USA
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 11:63-6. 2010
..Both defects were successfully occluded using a single 35-mm Amplatzer PFO occluder device inserted through the atrial septal defect...
- Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C>T and methionine synthase reductase (MTRR) 66A>G polymorphisms: association with serum homocysteine and angiographic coronary artery disease in the era of flour products fortified with folic acid
Emmanouil S Brilakis
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, W16 Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Atherosclerosis 168:315-22. 2003
..On multivariate analysis, the MTRR genotypes were not associated with serum homocysteine or with significant CAD...
