ESC Congress coverages: The interventional cardiology perspective

Stay up to date with the latest advances from the European Society of Cardiology Congress, 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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Duration of DAPT in ACS: The DUAL-ACS Trial

31 Aug 2025

Ali Nazmi Calik interviews David Newby on the landmark DUAL-ACS trial results he presented at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

The trial compared 3 months versus 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after myocardial infarction in an all-comer population. Findings suggest that shorter therapy may offer better...

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Ali Nazmi Calik
David Newby

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David Newby
The DUAL-ACS Trial:

The AQUATIC trial: Assessment of quitting versus using aspirin therapy in patients with stabilized coronary artery disease after stenting who require long-term oral anticoagulation

01 Sep 2025

Chiara De Biase provides her take on the results of AQUATIC presented by Martine Gilard at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

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Chiara De Biase
The AQUATIC trial [Assessment of quitting versus using aspirin therapy in patients with stabilized coronary artery disease after stenting who require long-term oral anticoagulation: Rationale for and design of the AQUATIC double-blind randomized trial]

DOUBLE-CHOICE: Anesthesia strategies and self-expanding valve types for TAVI

29 Aug 2025

Fresh from his DOUBLE-CHOICE trial presentation at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab joins Yohei Ohno to discuss the key takeaways.

This two-by-two factorial randomised trial in patients undergoing TAVI compared a minimalist strategy using only local anesthesia with the standard of care, as well as two...

Yohei Ohno

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Yohei Ohno
Mohamed Abdel-Wahab

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Mohamed Abdel-Wahab
ESC Congress 2025: The DOUBLE-CHOICE trial

PCRonline @ ESC Congress 2025: the interventional cardiology perspective!

26 Jul 2025

Stay updated with the latest in interventional cardiology at #ESCCongress 2025!

PCRonline @ ESC Congress 2025

2024 ESC Guidelines: Peripheral arterial and aortic diseases - Focus on Peripheral Arterial Diseases

09 Sep 2024

The 2024 ESC Guidelines for aortic diseases, merged with peripheral arterial disease guidelines, update prior guidance and emphasize atherosclerotic conditions. In this article, Antoine Sauguet summarizes the content related to peripheral arterial diseases.

Dr. Antoine Sauguet

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Antoine Sauguet
2024 ESC Guidelines: Peripheral arterial and aortic diseases - Focus on Peripheral Arterial Diseases

TRIGISTRY: Benefit of isolated surgical valve repair or replacement for functional tricuspid regurgitation and long-term outcomes stratified by the TRI-SCORE

31 Aug 2024

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the TRIGISTRY study presented by Julien Dreyfus at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Simultaneous publication in European Heart Journal, ehae578

Alessandro Sticchi

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Alessandro Sticchi
Benefit of isolated surgical valve repair or replacement for functional TR and long-term outcomes

IVORY FINALE study: Low-dose interleukin-2 for the reduction of vascular inflammation in ACS - Clinical outcomes and follow-up

31 Aug 2024

Aaysha Cader interviews Rouchelle Sriranjan about the results of the IVORY and IVORY 2 trials which she presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

The trials examined low-dose interleukin-2 therapy to reduce arterial inflammation in acute coronary syndrome patients. The study found a 7.7% reduction in arterial inflammation...

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Aaysha Cader
Rouchelle Sriranjan

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Rouchelle Sriranjan

REC-CAGEFREE I - Drug-coated balloon angioplasty with rescue stenting versus intended stenting for the treatment of de novo coronary artery lesions

08 Sep 2024

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on REC-CAGEFREE I, a multicenter, non-inferiority trial presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

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Mirvat Alasnag
REC-CAGEFREE I

INFINITY-SWEDEHEART - Percutaneous coronary intervention with a bioadaptor compared to a contemporary drug eluting stent- one year primary outcomes

03 Sep 2024

Daniele Giacoppo provides his take on the main results of the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART trial presented by David Erlinge at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Daniele Giacoppo

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Daniele Giacoppo
INFINITY-SWEDEHEART

OCCUPI - Optical coherence tomography-guided coronary intervention in patients with complex lesions

03 Sep 2024

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the OCCUPI trial presented by Kim Byeong-Keuk at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Alessandro Sticchi

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Alessandro Sticchi
OCCUPI - OCT-guided coronary intervention in patients with complex lesions