ACC Congress coverage: the interventional cardiology perspective

Stay up to date with the latest advances from American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, viewed through the lens of interventional cardiology.
Explore concise take-home messages, expert reviews, and exclusive interviews covering Hotline Sessions, Guidelines, and Late-Breaking Trials of key relevance to daily interventional practice.

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Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes among the first 500 patients treated with a dedicated transcatheter aortic valve for pure aortic regurgitation in the Align-AR clinical trial

31 Mar 2025

Jonathan Curio interviews Raj Makkar about the results of the Align-AR trial which he presented during the ACC.25 in Chicago.

Jonathan Curio

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Jonathan Curio
Raj Makkar

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Raj Makkar
Clinical and echocardiographic outcomes among the first 500 patients treated with a dedicated transcatheter aortic valve for pure aortic regurgitation in the Align-AR clinical trial

Routine cerebral embolic protection in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the British Heart Foundation (BHF) PROTECT-TAVI trial

29 Mar 2025

Aaysha Cader and Ali Nazmi Calik provide their take on the BHF PROTECT-TAVI trial, presented by Rajesh Kharbanda at ACC.25 in Chicago.

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Aaysha Cader

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Ali Nazmi Calik
Routine cerebral embolic protection in TAVI: the British Heart Foundation (BHF) PROTECT-TAVI trial

The main results of the phase 3 Reverse-it trial

02 Apr 2025

Luis Ortega-Paz interviews Deepak L. Bhatt about the results of the Phase 3 Reverse-it trial which he presented during the ACC.25 in Chicago.

Deepak L. Bhatt

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Deepak L. Bhatt
Luis Ortega-Paz

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Luis Ortega-Paz
The main results of the phase 3 Reverse-it trial

Harmonising optimal strategy for treatment of coronary artery diseases – bleeding risk: HOST-BR

29 Mar 2025

Daniele Giacoppo and Nicola Ammirabile provide their take on the main results of the HOST-BR trial, presented by Hyo-Soo Kim at ACC.25 in Chicago.

Nicola Ammirabile

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Nicola Ammirabile
Daniele Giacoppo

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Daniele Giacoppo
Harmonising optimal strategy for treatment of coronary artery diseases – bleeding risk: HOST-BR

Dapagliflozin in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (DapaTAVI)

10 Apr 2025

Chiara De Biase interviews Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin about the results of the DapaTAVI trial which he presented during the ACC.25 in Chicago.

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Chiara De Biase
Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin

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Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin
Dapagliflozin in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (DapaTAVI)

Primary and secondary outcomes of the Women's Ischemia Trial to reduce events in non-obstructive coronary artery disease (WARRIOR)

31 Mar 2025

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the WARRIOR trial which was presented by Eileen Handberg at ACC.25 in Chicago.

The manuscript for this trial has not been published and all assumptions are based upon the presentation.

Nicola Ryan

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Nicola Ryan
Primary and secondary outcomes of the Women's Ischemia Trial to reduce events in non-obstructive coronary artery disease

PCRonline @ ACC.25 Scientific Sessions

07 Feb 2025

Live updates on a selection of major Late Breaking Clinical Trials of interest in interventional cardiology presented at the American College of Cardiology 2025 Scientific Sessions #ACC25

PCRonline @ ACC.25 Scientific Sessions

The RELIEVE-HF study: is an atrial septal shunt beneficial in HFrEF?

07 Apr 2024

Charles Fauvel provides his take on the RELIEVE-HF study outcomes presented by Gregg W. Stone at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

Charles Fauvel

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Charles Fauvel
The RELIEVE-HF study: is an atrial septal shunt beneficial in HFrEF?

Empagliflozin after acute myocardial infarction: Results of the EMPACT-MI Trial

07 Apr 2024

Mirvat Alasnag interviews Javed Butler about the EMPACT-MI trial which he presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta. 

Among patients at increased risk for heart failure after acute MI, treatment with empagliflozin did not lead to a significantly lower risk of first hospitalization for heart failure or death from any...

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

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Mirvat Alasnag
Javed Butler

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Javed Butler
Empagliflozin after acute myocardial infarction: Results of the EMPACT-MI Trial

CSL112 (Apolipoprotein A-I) infusions and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (ApoA-I event reducing in ischemic syndromes II (AEGIS-II) Trial): Primary trial results

06 Apr 2024

Luis Ortega-Paz interviews C. Michael Gibson about the AEGIS-II primary trial results which he presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

ApoA-I post-heart attack showed no reduction in 90-day death or heart attack risk. However, exploratory analysis hints at benefits at one year, suggesting potential for longer-term efficacy.

C. Michael Gibson

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C. Michael Gibson
Luis Ortega-Paz

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Luis Ortega-Paz
ApoA-I event reducing in ischemic syndromes II: Primary trial results