Publications

Propofol-Based Lubrication to Overcome Equipment Friction in Chronic Total Occlusion PCI: The Propoglide Technique

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Martins Filho E, Martins MR, Suruagy Motta RFO, Araujo GN, Botelho AC

Targeting Inflammation to Prevent Conduction Injuries Following TAVI: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Glucocorticoid Therapy

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Suruagy-Motta RFO, Calheiros COS, Silva JA, ..., Martins Filho E, et al.

Percutaneous Coronary Stentectomy: Redefining Stent Failure Management in the Modern Era

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions · Review

Martins Filho E, Gattani R, Fischell TA, Suruagy Motta RFO, ..., Truesdell AG, Brilakis ES

Proctorship in CTO PCI in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Challenges, Ethics, and Safety Implications

Journal of Interventional Cardiology · Review · Open Access

Martins Filho E, Botelho da Silva AC, Tinoco de Paula JE, Morales-Victorino N, Hanna Quesada F, Santiago R, Echavarría-Pinto M, et al.

Rotational Atherectomy Through Guide Extension Catheters: Indications, Technique, and Limitations

Journal of Interventional Cardiology · Review · Open Access

Martins Filho E, Kaier TE, Iqbal MB, Wainstein RV, Machado GP, Wainstein M, Suruagy Motta RFO, et al.

CTO Recanalization in a 14-Year-Old Girl With Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: IVUS-Guided Stentless Strategy

JACC: Case Reports

Martins Filho E, Furini FR, Pereira BP, ..., Collet C, Arai T, Correia de Lima V

The RASE Technique for Extraction of a Protruding Aorto-Ostial Coronary Stent

JACC: Case Reports · Cited by 1

Gattani R, Martins Filho E, Vavilin I, Zaman T, Kulisch B, Truesdell AG, Cilia LA

Intentional Left Main Stentectomy to Preserve Coronary Access Before TAVR

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine: Interesting Cases · 13:100169 · Cited by 1

Martins Filho E, Suruagy Motta RFO

Reply: Methodological Considerations on Targeted Polymer Embolization in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

JACC: Case Reports · 31(19):108068

Martins Filho E, Munhoz TS, Morais Alves CH, Xavier Júnior EF, Munhoz Júnior S

Leadless or Transvenous Pacemakers Following TAVR: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Suruagy-Motta RFO, ..., Martins Filho E, Stone GW, Cavalcante JL

Limus- vs. Paclitaxel Coated Balloons for In-Stent Restenosis Treatment: A Systematic Review and Study-Level Meta-Analysis of RCTs

The American Journal of Cardiology · 269:29–37

Suruagy-Motta RFO, ..., Martins Filho E, Gibson CM, Brilakis ES

Drug-Coated Balloons vs. Drug-Eluting Stents Following Coronary Atherectomy in Severely Calcified Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The American Journal of Cardiology · 274:12–20 · Cited by 1

Suruagy-Motta RFO, ..., Martins Filho E, Kumar S, Azzalini L, Gibson CM, Brilakis ES

Impact of Baseline Tricuspid Regurgitation on Outcomes After Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Suruagy-Motta RFO, ..., Martins Filho E, Fernandes JR, Stone GW

Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing PCI for Bifurcation Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Coronary Artery Disease · Cited by 1

Suruagy-Motta RFO, Tirelli-Rocha J, ..., Martins Filho E, Abizaid A, Pileggi B

Impact of Diabetes on Long-Term Outcomes After PCI for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine · 8:280

Suruagy-Motta RFO, ..., Martins Filho E, Azzalini L, Kumar S

OPTEM-oHCM: Optimal Targeted Polymer-based Embolization for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

JACC Case Reports · 30(40):105859 · Cited by 2

Martins Filho E, Munhoz TS, Munhoz Júnior S

Selected for "The Best of JACC" Reprint, March 2026

Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Clinical Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · 106(7):3444–3455 · Cited by 2

Gomes RAP, Suruagy Motta RFO, Martins Filho E, Cheidde L, Dos Santos KDA, et al.

Reducing Radiation Exposure Using Very Low Frame Rate Fluoroscopy Protocol During CTO PCI

GE HealthCare White Paper

Martins Filho E, Souza R, Rocha A, Doring T

Guide Catheter Extension Use Is Associated with Higher Procedural Success in CTO PCI

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions · 103(4):539–547 · Cited by 4

Filho EM, Araujo GN, Machado GP, Padilla L, Tinoco de Paula JE, Botelho AC, et al.

Evaluation of Success and Complication Scores for CTO PCI: Insights from the LATAM Registry

The American Journal of Cardiology · Cited by 1

Oliveira PP, ..., Filho EM, Araujo GN, Côrtes LA, et al.

Overview of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions for CTOs Treated at Brazilian Centers Participating in the LATAM CTO Registry

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia · 120(4):e20210462 · Cited by 5

Botelho da Silva AC, Tinoco de Paula JE, Campos CM, Harada Ribeiro M, Martins Filho E, et al.

Crush Techniques for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Bifurcation Lesions

EuroIntervention · 18(1):71–82 · Cited by 23

Moroni F, Yeh JSM, Attallah A, Santiago R, Martins Filho E, Hall J, Bangalore S, Azzalini L

Outcomes of CTO PCI in Patients with Prior CABG: Insights from the LATAM CTO Registry

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · 99(2):245–253 · Cited by 21

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Azzalini L, Moroni F, ..., Martins Filho E, et al.

Multicenter Experience with the Antegrade Fenestration and Reentry Technique for CTO Recanalization

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · 97(1):E40–E50 · Cited by 20

Azzalini L, Alaswad K, Uretsky BF, Agostoni P, Galassi AR, ..., Filho EM, et al.

Chronic Total Occlusion PCI in Latin America

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · 96(5):1046–1055 · Cited by 39

Quadros A, Belli KC, De Paula JET, de Magalhaes Campos CAH, ..., Filho EM, et al.