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From imaging to intervention: cutting-edge solutions for calcified coronary stenoses management
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Watch this EuroPCR 2025 session on managing calcified coronary stenoses, featuring a recorded live case, two focused lectures, and expert faculty insights. Learn why intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is essential for assessing lesion severity and morphology, discover how selecting the right calcium modification tools drives procedural success...
Benefits of IVUS plus near-infrared spectroscopy in detecting and managing vulnerable plaques
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
At EuroPCR 2025, Nilesh Pareek and Thomas Keeble discuss the clinical value and future potential of NIRS IVUS, a dual-modality imaging system developed by Nipro that combines intravascular ultrasound with near-infrared spectroscopy.
The Makoto™ system and Dualpro™ catheter allow real-time identification of lipid-rich plaques by providing both...
How to manage treatment dilemmas in STEMI patients with multivessel disease?
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Managing STEMI patients with multivessel disease is a complex challenge evolving rapidly thanks to new clinical evidence. Angela Mcinerney, Natalia Pinilla, and Matthias Götberg explore how findings from the COMPLETE trial and its intracoronary imaging substudy are reshaping treatment strategies.
Their discussion highlights the role of intracoronary...
What are the fundamentals of an upfront two-stent strategy for bifurcation PCI?
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Nicola Ryan explores the fundamentals of an upfront two-stent strategy in bifurcation PCI with Dejan Milasinovic. When the side branch shows significant, high-grade stenosis or extensive disease, direct treatment - via POBA, DCB, or a second stent - may be preferred. Anatomy guides the decision between...
Calcium is not a rocket science
07 May 2025
We present the case of an 83-year-old man admitted with chronic coronary syndrome.
Coronary angiography revealed critical long calcified LAD stenosis. Complex PCI with different plaque modification techniques and intravascular imaging guiding was necessary to reach the success.
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Complex PCI for severely calcified, uncrossable RCA lesion
07 Apr 2025
A 72-year-old male patient with stable coronary artery disease was admitted for recurrence of angina (CCS II/III). Coronary angiography revealed significant stenosis in the mid-portion of RCA. Ad hoc PCI of RCA was unsuccessful due to an uncrossable lesion...
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Rotational atherectomy, lithotripsy, or laser for calcified coronary stenosis: the ROLLER COASTR-EPIC22 trial
24 Mar 2025
Due to a lack of randomised evidence, this randomised controlled trial (RCT) aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of IVL and ELCA with RA in treating heavily calcified coronary lesions before drug-eluting stent implantation.
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Can’t stand heavy metal: how to treat an ACS with severe metal allergy?
17 Mar 2025
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Impact of intravascular imaging guidance on percutaneous coronary intervention of severely calcified lesions: The ECLIPSE trial
29 Mar 2025
Aaysha Cader provides her take on the ECLIPSE trial presented by Gregg W. Stone at ACC.25 in Chicago.
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Functional or anatomical assessment of non-culprit lesions in acute myocardial infarction
06 Mar 2025
This study demonstrates that OCT-defined TCFA is a superior prognostic marker compared to μQFR for assessing NCLs in AMI patients.
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