CTO Corner
Insights into the expanding field of chronic total occlusion interventions.
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, March/April 2019
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
One might not think there are many similarities between hiking and chronic total occlusion PCI, but a recent family trip led me to think there are…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, September/October 2018
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
Chronic total occlusion PCI continues to rapidly evolve. One of the best ways to keep up — or go ahead — with new techniques, equipment…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, July/August 2018
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
“Time management is the process of planning and exercising conscious control of time spent on specific activities, especially to increase…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, March/April 2018
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
It was 9 p.m. when the case ended. It was a 3-hour chronic total occlusion attempt that failed, fortunately without any complications. Returning home…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, September/October 2017
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The development of the hybrid algorithm to guide crossing of coronary chronic total occlusions was a pivotal event in chronic total occlusion PCI…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, May/June 2017
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
New data from the DECISION-CTO trial, presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session in March, have fueled the ongoing…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, September/October 2016
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, September/October 2015
Emmanouil S. Brilakis
Chronic total occlusion PCI has grown during recent years in the United States for multiple reasons. First, the techniques have matured, providing…
CTO Corner
Cardiology Today's Intervention, May/June 2015
Emmanouil S. Brilakis
You have witnessed a recent explosion in the popularity of chronic total occlusion interventions. You also have seen some amazing cases and are now…
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Cardiology Today's Intervention, January/February 2015
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
Cross-pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred from the anther, or male part, of one plant to the stigma, or female part, of another…