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A 68-year-old woman presents with symptomatic aortic stenosis and tricuspid valve anatomy, with no significant comorbidities and no evidence of coronary artery disease. Given her strong preference for a less invasive strategy, the Heart Team considers a transcatheter approach.
How would you treat this patient—and in case...

Jonathan Curio provides his take on TRISCEND II trial results presented by Vinod H. Thourani at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

Mirvat Al Asnag provides her take on the ALL-RISE randomised trial presented by Ajay J. Kirtane at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

During the first Late-Breaking Trial session of the 2026 ACC Congress held in New Orleans, Saibal Kar, principal investigator of the CHAMPION-AF trial, presented the 3-year results of this groundbreaking study, which were simultaneously published in the NEJM (DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2517213).

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the results of the OPTIMAL trial presented by Luca Testa at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

Alex Sticchi interviews Erwan Donal on the 2-year outcomes of the TRI-FR randomised trial evaluating transcatheter tricuspid edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) versus medical therapy alone, as presented at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

Aaysha Cader interviews Divaka Perera on the CHIP-BCIS3 randomised trial, which evaluated whether elective left ventricular (LV) unloading during high-risk PCI improves outcomes in patients with severe LV dysfunction, extensive coronary disease, and complex procedures, as presented at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the 10-year follow-up of the HOST-EXAM, which was presented by Hyo-Soo Kim at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

A 79-year-old patient previously treated with surgical aortic valve replacement was referred after an episode of acute cardiac decompensation. Although clinically stabilised, further evaluation revealed degeneration of the bioprosthesis, and mixed aortic valve pathology.

This case focuses on the diagnostic assessment and the strategic considerations guiding the...

Nicola Ryan provides her take on DKCRUSH-VIII, a randomised controlled trial comparing IVUS versus angiography guidance for PCI, predominantly using the DKCRUSH technique in patients with complex bifurcation lesions, as presented by Shaoliang Chen at ACC.26 in New Orleans.