2023
Trends and impact of intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography on percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction
Park D, Vemmou E, An S, Nikolakopoulos I, Regan C, Cambi B, Frampton J, Vij A, Brilakis E, Nanna M. Trends and impact of intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence tomography on percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2023, 45: 101186. PMID: 36852085, PMCID: PMC9957744, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntravascular imaging-guided percutaneous coronary interventionImaging-guided percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionOptical coherence tomographyMyocardial infarctionIntravascular ultrasoundCoronary interventionIntravascular imagingIVUS-guided percutaneous coronary interventionCoherence tomographyNumber of PCIsNational Inpatient SampleMultivariable logistic regressionCochran-Armitage trend testIVUS useHospital mortalityClinical outcomesOCT guidanceInpatient SampleImproved outcomesLower oddsLower mortalityLogistic regressionContinuous outcomesOutcomes
2021
Intracoronary Lithotripsy A New Solution for Undilatable In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusions
Karacsonyi J, Nikolakopoulos I, Vemmou E, Rangan B, Brilakis E. Intracoronary Lithotripsy A New Solution for Undilatable In-Stent Chronic Total Occlusions. JACC Case Reports 2021, 3: 780-785. PMID: 34317625, PMCID: PMC8311198, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic total occlusionTotal occlusionRight coronary artery chronic total occlusionCoronary artery chronic total occlusionArtery chronic total occlusionStent chronic total occlusionSuccessful retrograde recanalizationPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary interventionIntravascular lithotripsyRetrograde recanalizationIntravascular ultrasoundIntracoronary lithotripsyLesionsLithotripsyOcclusionBalloonRecanalization