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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Percutaneous transvalvular micro-axial flow pump in infarct related cardiogenic shock: Results of the DANGER-shock Trial

07 Apr 2024

Mirvat Alasnag interviews Jacob Eifer Møller about the results of the DANGER-shock Trial which he presented at the ACC.24 in Atlanta.

Results show that the implantation of microaxial flow pump post-heart attack significantly boosts survival in patients with STEMI-related cardiogenic shock, though with increased complications. The trial's positive...

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

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Mirvat Alasnag
Jacob Eifer Møller

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Jacob Eifer Møller
Percutaneous transvalvular micro-axial flow pump in infarct related cardiogenic shock: Results of the DANGER-shock Trial

One-month ticagrelor monotherapy after PCI in acute coronary syndromes: Principal results from the double-blind, placebo-controlled Ultimate DAPT trial

07 Apr 2024

Elad Asher provides his take on the ULTIMATE-DAPT Trial results which Gregg W Stone presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

Elad Asher

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Elad Asher
One-month ticagrelor monotherapy after PCI in acute coronary syndromes: Principal results from the double-blind, placebo-controlled Ultimate DAPT trial

PCRonline @ ACC.24 Scientific Sessions

22 Mar 2024

Live updates on a selection of major Late Breaking Clinical Trials of interest in interventional cardiology presented at the American College of Cardiology 2024 Scientific Sessions #ACC24

PCRonline @ ACC.24 Scientific Sessions

Fractional flow reserve-guided complete or culprit-only PCI in patients with ST-elevation myocardial Infarction - FULL REVASC

08 Apr 2024

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the FULL REVASC trial which was presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta and published Simultaneously in NEJM.

The FULL REVASC trial is a multicentre registry-based randomised control trial comparing FFR-guided complete revascularisation of non-culprit lesions versus culprit lesion PCI alone in patients presenting...

Nicola Ryan

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Nicola Ryan
FFR-guided complete or culprit-only PCI in patients with STEMI

Intravascular ultrasound-guided versus angiography-guided percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndromes: The multicenter, randomized, blinded, IVUS-ACS Trial

09 Apr 2024

Marco Spagnolo and Daniele Giacoppo report the main results of the IVUS-ACS trial presented by Shao-Liang Chen, from the Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, in a Featured Clinical Research session at ACC.24 in Atlanta and simultaneously published in The Lancet.(1)

Daniele Giacoppo

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Daniele Giacoppo
Marco Spagnolo

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Marco Spagnolo
IVUS-guided vs angiography-guided PCI in acute coronary syndromes

Effect of alcohol-mediated renal denervation on blood pressure in the presence of antihypertensive drugs: 3-month primary results from the TARGET BP I Randomized Trial

08 Apr 2024

Alessandro Sticchi interviews David E. Kandzari about the results of the Target Bp I Randomized Trial which he presented at ACC.24.

The trial reports mixed results on nerve ablation for high blood pressure with a modest but statistically significant difference in lowered blood pressure at 3 months,...

David Kandzari

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David Kandzari
Alessandro Sticchi

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Alessandro Sticchi
Effect of alcohol-mediated renal denervation on blood pressure in the presence of antihypertensive drugs: 3-month primary results from the Target Bp I Randomized Trial

Preventive PCI or medical therapy alone for atherosclerotic coronary vulnerable plaques (PREVENT)

08 Apr 2024

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the results of the PREVENT trial presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

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Ali Nazmi Calik
Preventive PCI or medical therapy alone for atherosclerotic coronary vulnerable plaques

Coronary sinus reducer for the treatment of refractory angina: A randomised, placebo-controlled trial (ORBITA-COSMIC)

08 Apr 2024

Aaysha Cader interviews Rasha Al-Lamee and Michael Foley about the results of the ORBITA-COSMIC trial presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

Results showed that coronary sinus reducer relieved angina symptoms but lacked evidence of increased blood flow to the heart. While beneficial for refractory angina patients, its mechanism remains...

Rasha Al-Lamee

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Rasha Al-Lamee

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Aaysha Cader
Michael Foley

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Michael Foley
ORBITA-COSMIC: Coronary sinus reducer for the treatment of refractory angina

TAVI versus SAVR in patients at low to intermediate risk: One year outcomes of the randomized DEDICATE-DZHK6 Trial

08 Apr 2024

Luigi Biasco interviews Moritz Seiffert about the one-year outcomes of the randomized DEDICATE-DZHK6 trial which he presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

TAVR was found non-inferior to SAVR in low-risk patients, showing decreased rates of death or stroke at one year. The trial supports TAVR's safety and efficacy, highlighting...

Luigi Biasco

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Luigi Biasco
Moritz Seiffert

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Moritz Seiffert
TAVI versus SAVR in patients at low to intermediate risk: One year outcomes of the randomized DEDICATE-DZHK6 Trial

Protein and exercise to reverse frailty in older men and women undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: The PERFORM-TAVR Trial

08 Apr 2024

Panos Xaplanteris provides his take on the results of PERFORM-TAVR presented by Jonathan Afilalo at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

Panagiotis Xaplanteris

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Panagiotis Xaplanteris
PERFORM-TAVR: Protein and exercise to reverse frailty in older patients undergoing TAVR