TCT Congress coverage: the international perspective

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1-year SELUTION DeNovo results: drug-eluting balloon strategy vs. systematic drug-eluting stent in de novo coronary disease

29 Oct 2025

Guillaume Bonnet interviews Christian Spaulding about the SELUTION DeNovo Trial he presented at TCT 2025, in San Francisco. 

Prof. Christian Spaulding, principal investigator of the study, discusses the trial design, key outcomes, breaks down the nuances behind the sirolimus DCB strategy versus contemporary DES, and shares insights...

Guillaume Bonnet

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Guillaume BONNET

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Christian Spaulding
1-year SELUTION DeNovo results: DEB strategy vs. systematic DES in de novo coronary disease

The effectiveness and safety of a planned investment procedure in high-risk chronic total occlusions - The INVEST CTO single arm study

03 Nov 2025

Kalaivani Mahadevan and Sofia Papadopoulou provide their take on the INVEST CTO trial, presented by Anja Oksnes at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Kalaivani Mahadevan

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Kalaivani Mahadevan
Sofia Papadopoulou

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Sofia Papadopoulou
INVEST-CTO: Single arm study of a planned investment procedure in high-risk CTO PCI

Percutaneous coronary intervention of native coronary artery versus saphenous vein graft in patients with prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (PROCTOR)

03 Nov 2025

Kalaivani Mahadevan and Trisha Singh provide their take on the PROCTOR study presented by Ruben de Winter at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Kalaivani Mahadevan

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Kalaivani Mahadevan
Trish Singh

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Trish Singh
PROCTOR: PCI of native coronary artery vs SVGin patients with prior CABG

iFR versus angiography-guided CABG: 3-year results of the iCABG randomised trial

31 Oct 2025

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the iCABG trial presented by Rasa Ordiene at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Alessandro Sticchi

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Alessandro Sticchi
iFR versus angiography-guided CABG: 3-year results of the iCABG randomized trial

Stratified treatment of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: the PROMISE trial

31 Oct 2025

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the PROMISE trial presented by Rocco Antonio Montone at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Nicola Ryan

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Nicola Ryan
Stratified treatment of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries: the PROMISE trial

OCT insights of thrombus extraction by stent-retriever thrombectomy (SRT) and manual aspiration (MA): Insights from RETRIEVE AMI trial

29 Oct 2025

Aaysha Cader provides her take on sub-analyses of the RETRIEVE AMI trial presented by Jason Leo Walsh at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

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Aaysha Cader
RETRIEVE AMI: OCT insights of SRT and MA

1-year SELUTION DeNovo results: what they mean for daily practice

29 Oct 2025

The SELUTION DeNovo trial, presented by Christian Spaulding at TCT 2025, delivers the first head-to-head comparison between a sirolimus DCB strategy and contemporary DES in PCI.

In this review, Salvatore Brugaletta breaks down the 1-year results and what these findings truly mean for everyday lesion-by-lesion decision-making.

Guillaume Bonnet

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Guillaume BONNET

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Christian Spaulding

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Salvatore Brugaletta
1-year SELUTION DeNovo results: what they mean for daily practice

Comparison of drug-coated versus conventional balloons for treatment of side branches of bifurcation lesions: the OCVC-BIF study

29 Oct 2025

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the OCVC-BIF study presented by Takayuki Ishihara at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

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Ali Nazmi Calik
Comparison of drug-coated versus conventional balloons for treatment of side branches of bifurcation lesions: The OCVC-BIF study

Percutaneous transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement using a dedicated balloon-expandable valve: 1-year outcomes from the ENCIRCLE trial using the SAPIEN M3

27 Oct 2025

Jonathan Curio provides his take on the ENCIRCLE Trial presented by David Daniels at TCT 2025 in San Francisco.

Jonathan Curio

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Jonathan Curio
Percutaneous transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement using a dedicated balloon expandable valve: 1 year outcomes from the ENCIRCLE trial using the SAPIEN M3

A randomised, multicenter, non-inferiority comparison of intravascular lithotripsy and super-high-pressure non-compliant balloons for treatment of calcified and refractory coronary lesions - The VICTORY trial

27 Oct 2025

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the VICTORY trial presented by Matthias Bossard at TCT 2025 in San Francisco.

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

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Mirvat Alasnag
VICTORY: Intravascular lithotripsy vs. super-high-pressure PTCA in calcified and refractory coronary lesions