2020
Successful Rotational Atherectomy of an Undilatable Ostial Saphenous Vein Graft Lesion.
Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Xenogiannis I, Brilakis ES. Successful Rotational Atherectomy of an Undilatable Ostial Saphenous Vein Graft Lesion. Journal Of Invasive Cardiology 2020, 32: e219. PMID: 32737270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtherectomy, CoronaryCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassGraft Occlusion, VascularHumansSaphenous VeinTreatment Outcome
2019
Chronic total occlusion recanalization for myocardial infarction
Xenogiannis I, Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Brilakis ES. Chronic total occlusion recanalization for myocardial infarction. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 95: 1133-1135. PMID: 31696624, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSaphenous vein graftsRight coronary arteryCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionNon-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarctionRight coronary artery chronic total occlusionCoronary artery chronic total occlusionPrior coronary artery bypass surgerySegment elevation acute myocardial infarctionArtery chronic total occlusionProximal right coronary arteryCoronary artery bypass surgeryElevation acute myocardial infarctionChronic total occlusion recanalizationArtery bypass surgeryAcute vessel closureChronic total occlusionAmplatzer vascular plugAcute myocardial infarctionSVG anastomosisComplete revascularizationCulprit lesionBypass surgeryDistal anastomosisVascular plugChallenges associated with treatment of left internal mammary artery graft thrombosis
Xenogiannis I, Vemmou E, Nikolakopoulos I, Brilakis ES. Challenges associated with treatment of left internal mammary artery graft thrombosis. Catheterization And Cardiovascular Interventions 2019, 95: e17-e20. PMID: 31037839, DOI: 10.1002/ccd.28322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute occlusionCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryLeft internal mammary artery graftInternal mammary artery graftArtery bypass graft surgeryMammary artery graftsBypass graft surgeryTIMI 3 flowCoronary artery bypassLife-threatening complicationsArtery bypassArtery graftGraft surgeryLIMA graftGraft thrombosisDistal anastomosisLeft anteriorAspiration thrombectomyStent implantationPostprocedural courseThrombectomySurgeryGraftOcclusionComplications