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OCT-guided PCI for a patient with calcified lesion
07 Dec 2023 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2023
Consult this session to gain insights into the significance of actionable intracoronary imaging in the patient treatment journey and acquire knowledge on adopting procedural strategies. Learn about the effective utilisation of orbital atherectomy for plaque modification and the impact of DES platforms in the management of...
A new angiographic tool to evaluate stent expansion besides intracoronary imaging
24 Nov 2023
A 57-year-old man with hypertension and dyslipidemia as cardiovascular risk factors was admitted for stable angina for months. His symptoms were not controlled despite maximal medical treatment (beta-blockers, nitrates, aspirin, statins). Angios revealed multivessel disease. How would you manage this case?
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Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis in a "no access for TAVI" patient and an "unexpected" toll for balloon valvotomy
18 Oct 2023
An 88-year-old lady was admitted with resistant pulmonary oedema, a massively calcified aortic valve, renal failure and no transfemoral access option. How would you treat this patient?
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Calcified bifurcation lesion - LIVE case
22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
A 59-year-old female patient with type 2 DM, dyslipidaemia, hypothyroidism and impaired LV function (39%) presented with multivessel disease. RCA PCI was performed 3 days ago.
The prox and mid LAD showed a severe calcified lesion including the diagonal. The lesion was prepared using a 1.25 Rotaglide™ ('single-person'...
Innovations in managing calcified lesions
22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Discover advanced strategies for dealing with challenging calcified lesions in this session: learn how to tackle complex situations, including diffuse and heavily calcified lesions, and discover innovative techniques for addressing angulated calcified lesions in the left anterior descending artery and other vessels.
Other valvular interventions
22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Explore innovative approaches to various valvular interventions in this session: from managing post-mitral valve replacement complications and performing balloon mitral valvotomy in patients with restenosis after mitral valve interventions to tackling calcified mitral valves and addressing unique cases like LBB pacing in isolated ccTGA with complete...
Advanced approaches to treating calcified lesions
22 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Discover advanced insights into calcified lesions in this session, covering topics such as: managing double disasters, treating severe calcified left main disease, addressing complications in double vessel rotablation with left main bifurcation stenting, and using rotatripsy in OCT-guided PCI for calcified left anterior descending artery.
Revolutionising coronary calcium treatment: unleashing the potential of intravascular lithotripsy
21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Over the last five years, we have learned that there is a new tool for treating calcium, the greatest enemy of interventional cardiology, which can take various forms: intravascular lithotripsy. In this session, look at how to master this technique in different scenarios, from eccentric calcified...
Challenges in calcified lesions
21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Explore a variety of challenging cases in this session, from the perplexing uncrossable STEMI to the specialized "Blocked" balloon anchoring technique, the unique challenges of calcified lesions in elderly patients to the debulking of a calcified nodule within the left circumflex ostium through the stent strut,...
Calcified lesions complications
21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
Uncover the art of mastering complications associated with severe calcified lesions in this session: learn about top-notch techniques, the latest technological advancements, gain insights into addressing challenges arising from calcification, and more!
Shock the rock with more IVL impulses, and get more gain!
20 Sep 2023
How would you treat this 81-year-old male patient with HTN, diabetes, dyslipidemia, peripheral vasculopathy, previous coronary angioplasty and prostatic adenocarcinoma, who was admitted for effort angina and positive stress test?
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Bifurcation left main stenting with or without intracoronary imaging: Outcomes from the EBC MAIN trial
08 Aug 2023
This sub-analysis of EBC MAIN aimed to determine if intracoronary imaging use during LM bifurcation PCI was associated with fewer MACE, for patients treated with a planned dual‐stenting strategy versus provisional strategy.
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Die Hard: high-risk PCI in calcified LM and severe LV dysfunction
14 Jun 2023
How would you treat an extremely calcified sub-occluded LM in a 72-year-old man presenting on "dependent stability and sliding on inotropes"(*), refused by surgery?
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Complex Calcified Lesions: Keep it simple and stay Safe
26 Jun 2023
Watch the replay of this webinar with F. Ribichini, C. Cosgrove and C. Ungureanu and learn about diagnostic tools and appropriate planning of modern PCI in calcified lesions and much more!
Contemporary calcium modification strategies for complex calcification, which tools and when?
20 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Nieves Gonzalo and Jeroen Sonck reflect on the management of calcific disease, one of the hot and trending topics at EuroPCR 2023. They discuss how to prepare before treating, the modalities to evaluate the calcium and how to anticipate the need for more dedicated devices.
Intravascular lithotripsy in the real world: the revolution continues
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In this session, review the evolution in the use of IVL over the last few years, with a widening of the indications, observe that OCT can underestimate the number and depth of calcium fractured induced by IVL, or see that the technique is safe and effective...
Diagnosis and procedural strategies for severely calcified lesions
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Dealing with severely calcified lesions? Explore the insights from two cases showcased in this session, and leverage Flavio Ribichini's algorithm for angiographic calcified lesions, as well as Yoshinobu Onuma's algorithm for calcified lesions with adjunctive imaging modalities, to enhance your management strategies!
Calcified distal left main stenosis - LIVE case
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Watch the case of a 62-year-old non-diabetic male patient with history of stroke and peripheral artery disease, normal ECG and left ventricular function, referred for CT scan and angiography. He presented with calcified distal LM stenosis and calcified proximal LAD stenosis.
Provisional left main stenting was performed,...
TAVI in heavily calcified aortic disease - How to choose the proper treatment strategy?
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Consult this session if you want to outline how the heart team should individualise treatment for patients with complex calcified aortic stenosis, to review steps for TAVI in complex calcified aortic stenosis, and to learn about device selection and implantation techniques in calcified anatomies.
