TCT Congress coverage: the international perspective

Stay up to date with the latest advances from the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Conference, viewed through the lens of interventional cardiology from around the world.
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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Primary Outcomes of a Pivotal Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing the AGENT Paclitaxel-Coated Ballon with Conventional Ballon Angioplasty for In-Stent Restenosis (AGENT IDE)

27 Oct 2023

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the AGENT IDE trial which was presented by Robert W. Yeh at TCT Congress 2023. This pivotal randomized trial compares the safety and efficacy of the AGENT DCB to conventional balloon angioplasty in patients with ISR. It is the first...

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

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Mirvat Alasnag
Primary Outcomes of a Pivotal Multicenter Randomized Trial Comparing the AGENT Paclitaxel-Coated Ballon with Conventional Ballon Angioplasty for In-Stent Restenosis (AGENT IDE)

The randomized PICSO-AMI-I trial: pressure-controlled intermittent coronary sinus occlusion in acute myocardial infarction

27 Oct 2023

Aaysha Cader interviews Giovanni Luigi De Maria about the results of the PICSO-AMI-I Trial which he presented during the TCT Congress 2023 in San Francisco.

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Aaysha Cader
Giovanni Luigi De Maria

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Giovanni Luigi De Maria
Pressure-Controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion (PiCSO) in Acute Myocardial Infarction: The Randomized PICSO-AMI-I Trial

TRISCEND II: Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement in patients with severe TR

27 Oct 2023

Mirvat Alasnag interviews Susheel K. Kodali about the results of the TRISCEND II trial which he presented during the TCT Congress 2023 in San Francisco.

Data from the first 150 patients revealed that transcatheter valve replacement effectively improved tricuspid regurgitation and patient symptoms with low adverse events at...

Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

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Mirvat Alasnag
S. Kodali

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Susheel Kodali
TRISCEND II: Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement in patients with severe TR

TRILUMINATE: Quality of life after transcatheter tricuspid-valve repair vs. medical therapy in severe TR

27 Oct 2023

Luigi Biasco interviews Suzanne V. Arnold about the results of the randomized TRILUMINATE pivotal trial which she presented during the TCT Congress 2023 in San Francisco

Luigi Biasco

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Luigi Biasco
Suzanne V. Arnold

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Suzanne V. Arnold
TRILUMINATE: Qol after transcatheter tricuspid-valve repair vs. medical therapy in severe TR

Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis and small aortic annuli: A randomized clinical trial (the VIVA Trial)

27 Oct 2023

Luis Ortega-Paz interviews Josep Rodés-Cabau on the results of the VIVA trial which he presented at TCT Congress 2023 in San Francisco.

Luis Ortega-Paz

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Luis Ortega-Paz
Josep Rodés-Cabau

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Josep Rodés-Cabau
Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Small Aortic Annuli: A Randomized Clinical Trial (the VIVA Trial)

CLASP IID one-year outcomes - Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair systems for degenerative MR

27 Oct 2023

Alessandro Sticchi interviews Robert L. Smith & Firas Zahr about the CLASP IID Trial and Registry which they presented during the TCT Congress 2023 in San Francisco.

The PASCAL system proved effective in treating high-risk patients with symptomatic degenerative mitral regurgitation, meeting primary and secondary endpoints while improving...

Alessandro Sticchi

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Alessandro Sticchi
Firas Zahr

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Firas Zahr
Robert L. Smith

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Robert L. Smith
CLASP IID one-year outcomes - Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair systems for degenerative MR

T-PASS: Less than 1-month DAPT followed by ticagrelor monotherapy after DES Implantation for ACS

26 Oct 2023

Ali Nazmi Calik interviews Myeong-Ki Hong about the results of the T-Pass randomised trial which he presented during the #TCT Congress 2023 in San Francisco.

Myeong-Ki Hong

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Myeong-Ki Hong

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Ali Nazmi Calik
T-PASS: Less than 1-month DAPT followed by ticagrelor monotherapy after DES Implantation for ACS

Four-Year Outcomes from the EVOLUT Low Risk Trial

26 Oct 2023

Dejan Milasinovic provides his take on the EVOLUT Low Risk trial, presented by Michael I. Reardon at TCT Congress 2023. 4-year results reveal a continuing trend towards lower combined rates of all-cause mortality and disabling stroke with TAVI compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR)

Dejan Milasinovic

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Dejan Milasinovic
Four-Year Outcomes from the EVOLUT Low Risk Trial

Concomitant left atrial appendage occlusion and transcatheter aortic valve replacement among patients with atrial fibrillation – The WATCH-TAVR Trial

26 Oct 2023

Panos Xaplanteris provides his take on WATCH-TAVR results which were presented by Samir R. Kapadia at TCT Congress 2023.

Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion at the Time of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - The WATCH TAVR Trial

Panagiotis Xaplanteris

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Panagiotis Xaplanteris
Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion at the Time of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - The WATCH TAVR Trial

Five-year clinical and echocardiographic outcomes from the PARTNER 3 Low-Risk randomized trial

26 Oct 2023

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the 5-year outcomes from PARTNER 3 Low Risk which were presented by Martin B. Leon at TCT Congress 2023.

Alessandro Sticchi

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Alessandro Sticchi
Five-Year Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes from The PARTNER 3 Low-Risk Randomized Trial