2024
Clinical Interpretation of Serum Troponin in the Era of High-Sensitivity Testing
Maayah M, Grubman S, Allen S, Ye Z, Park D, Vemmou E, Gokhan I, Sun W, Possick S, Kwan J, Gandhi P, Hu J. Clinical Interpretation of Serum Troponin in the Era of High-Sensitivity Testing. Diagnostics 2024, 14: 503. PMID: 38472975, PMCID: PMC10930800, DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14050503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute coronary syndromeTn elevationCoronary syndromeTreatment of acute coronary syndromesNon-cardiac etiologyManagement of myocardial injuryEvaluation of patientsHigh-sensitivity assaySerum troponinHighly sensitive testPrognostic implicationsCardiac troponinMyocardial injuryPhysical examMyocardial ischemiaPoor specificityLaboratory dataClinical judgmentClinical interpretationTroponinSyndromeAnalytical sensitivityTN measurementsPresentationElevation
2021
Saphenous Vein Graft Failure
Xenogiannis I, Zenati M, Bhatt DL, Rao SV, Rodés-Cabau J, Goldman S, Shunk KA, Mavromatis K, Banerjee S, Alaswad K, Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Karacsonyi J, Alexopoulos D, Burke MN, Bapat VN, Brilakis ES. Saphenous Vein Graft Failure. Circulation 2021, 144: 728-745. PMID: 34460327, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.120.052163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery bypass graft surgerySVG percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionSaphenous vein graftsLong-term outcomesSVG failureRedo coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery disease risk factorsPump coronary artery bypass graft surgeryRecent acute coronary syndromeSimilar long-term outcomesArtery bypass graft surgerySaphenous vein graft failureNative coronary circulationOff-pump techniqueBypass graft surgeryDual antiplatelet therapyAcute coronary syndromeHigh perioperative mortalityDisease risk factorsNative coronary arteriesEmbolic protection devicesVein graft failureBare metal stentsIntraoperative graft flow measurements
2020
Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Utilization for Stent Optimization on 1-Year Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Vemmou E, Khatri J, Doing AH, Dattilo P, Toma C, Sheikh A, Alaswad K, Jefferson BK, Patel TN, Chandwaney RH, Jaffer FA, Jaber W, Samady H, Gkargkoulas F, Moses JW, Lembo NJ, Kirtane AJ, Parikh M, Ali ZA, Megaly M, Omer M, Nikolakopoulos I, Xenogiannis I, Stanberry L, Garberich RF, Rangan BV, Garcia S, Burke MN, Abdullah S, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES, Karmpaliotis D. Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound Utilization for Stent Optimization on 1-Year Outcomes After Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2020, 32: 392-399. PMID: 32694224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsPercutaneous coronary interventionChronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary interventionIVUS groupCTO-PCIStent optimizationCoronary interventionIncidence of MACEUltrasound utilizationHigher lesion complexityAdverse cardiac eventsTarget vessel revascularizationAcute coronary syndromePrior myocardial infarctionJ-CTO scoreLong-term outcomesUnited States CentersAntegrade wire escalationIVUS useCoronary syndromeCardiac eventsPatient ageCardiac deathMyocardial infarctionLesion complexityOutcomes of intravascular brachytherapy for recurrent drug‐eluting in‐stent restenosis
Megaly M, Glogoza M, Xenogiannis I, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Willson L, Monyak DJ, Sullivan P, Stanberry L, Sorajja P, Chavez I, Mooney M, Traverse J, Wang Y, Garcia S, Poulose A, Burke MN, Brilakis ES. Outcomes of intravascular brachytherapy for recurrent drug‐eluting in‐stent restenosis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 97: 32-38. PMID: 31943747, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTarget lesion failureTarget lesion revascularizationRecurrent DES-ISRAcute coronary syndromeVascular brachytherapyDrug-eluting stentsDES-ISRMyocardial infarctionLower incidenceInitial presentationStent restenosisIncidence of TLRHigher TLFUse of IVUSProportional hazards analysisTertiary care institutionIntravascular ultrasound guidanceLong-term outcomesLesion myocardial infarctionTarget-lesion myocardial infarctionLesion revascularizationCoronary syndromeLesion failureCardiac deathUltrasound guidance