Ron Waksman
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Is DCB a new valid option for coronary revascularisation?
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This session provides an in-depth evaluation of drug-coated balloons (DCB) as a valid option for coronary revascularisation. Topics include two-year follow-up comparisons between paclitaxel and sirolimus-coated balloons, clinical outcomes after bailout stenting post-DCB angioplasty, meta-analyses contrasting DCB and DES for large native coronary artery disease, and...
Stent technologies, last evidence in coronary interventions
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Update your knowledge on the latest stent technologies and clinical evidence in coronary interventions. This session reviews long-term outcomes of resorbable magnesium scaffolds, seven-year data from the COMPARE-ABSORB trial, bioadaptor versus stent comparisons, dual therapy sirolimus-eluting versus biolimus-eluting stents, and randomized trials on direct stenting versus...
Mitral and tricuspid hotline
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session provides updates on the latest developments in transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve interventions. Key topics include one-year outcomes of the MiCLASP study on transcatheter mitral repair, the impact of residual mitral and tricuspid regurgitation after transcatheter repair, and the early feasibility of the AltaValve...
Challenges in acute coronary syndrome treatment
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session delves into the challenges and emerging insights in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). It features presentations and discussions on topics such as sex-based differences in treatment and outcomes in STEMI, the use of ticagrelor de-escalation strategy in CKD patients, the outcomes of...
Management of patient with complex left main stenosis - LIVE case
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 52-year-old male, with a history of STEMI treated by PPCI on RCA one month ago, presents with angina CCS 2 and severe, calcified stenosis in the LAD, CX, and distal left main. The treatment involved implanting 2 stents in the LAD after Rota preparation, followed...
Bifurcation with provisional stent strategy - LIVE case
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Learn more about a 65-year-old diabetic male patient with BMI 31, NYHA III shortness of breath, and a mid-calcified lesion on proximal and mid-part of LAD. QFR and µFR were significant for the 2 LAD lesions (0.73 and 0.74). The proximal lesion was a bifurcation Medina 1-0-1...
EuroPCR 2023 Hotlines/Late-Breaking Trials: focus on stent technology
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
If you would like to learn more about the latest findings on stent techhnology, check-out this session in which speakers reviewed a series of recent trials, among them: 12-month primary endpoint outcomes of the BIOADAPTOR-RCT; Final 5-year results from the blinded ABSORB IV trial ; BIOMAG-I:...
PCR Innovators Day - Follow-up and technology updates
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
In this EuroPCR 2022 session, find out more about how mastering heart failure treatment by empowering physicians and patients, discover a novel approach for fluid removal, an adjustable interatrial shunt system, and much more!
PCR's Got Talent-Round 3
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Watch the abstracts of the 3rd round of PCR's Got Talent, a unique competition for young practitioners, to discover more about Plaque burden assessment from OCT with deep learning, HALT: an independent predictor of structural valve deterioration and much more!
The current role of paclitaxel DCB in PCI
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Thanks to the different interventions of this EuroPCR 2022 session, understand the role of paclitaxel DCB in modern era interventional cardiology, the differences, and advantages versus DES, the role of blended therapies in CLS, and learn how to correctly prepare the lesion and obtain the best from this technology on...
PCI for severe calcified lesions
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
This session presents, LIVE from Toulouse, France, the management of a calcified LCx lesion in a 74-year-old patient with hypertension and NIDDM, scheduled for hip replacement surgery, and highlights the role of IVUS in optimising final angiographic results.
PCR's Got Talent - Round 2 - Session 1
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to discover the abstracts submitted during the second round of EuroPCR 2022 PCR's Got Talent, a unique abstract competition for young practitioners.
PCR's Got Talent - Round 1 - Session 1
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to discover a selection of cases presented during the round 1 of PCR's Got Talent at EuroPCR 2022: DAPT modulation after PCI for ACS, plaque burden assessment from OCT with deep learning, prognosis of myocardial infarction in patients with cancer, and much more!
Kenneth M. Kent, MD, PhD (1938-2020): a eulogy
19 May 2020
Kenny Kent was very influential in setting up the new specialty of Interventional Cardiology based on well collected and adjudicated data, which paved the path for the subsequent randomized clinical trials. Without his contributions, our specialty may have been like many others in Medicine, just an...
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Exploring evidence and experience with magnesium scaffold Magmaris
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on magnesium scaffold Magmaris to learn more about the available data on its clinical use and to review interesting intravascular imaging data after Magmaris implantation.
Reducing long term ischaemic events in high-risk patients: the role of intensified antithrombotic treatment
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn more about the role of intensified antithrombotic treatment in improving cardiovascular outcomes in high-risk patients and how to implement this treatment.
Optimising the generation and regulatory application of clinical evidence in the European Union and the United States
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to discover innovative approaches for collecting and utilising clinical evidence, and learn more about how to conduct efficient clinical research to support marketing approval in the European Union, the United States, or regions dependent on the CE mark or FDA approval.
Contemporary strategies for challenging diseases: optimising treatments with ultrathin strut DES
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on ultrathin strut drug-eluting stent to learn more about its role in treating complex lesions and patient types, and to discover contemporary approaches to manage various challenging cases, such as ACS STEMI, CTO, and more!
Bioresorbable scaffold: new data, new hope?
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on bioresorbable scaffold (BRS) to learn about new data and clinical outcomes: FAMTOM II trial, BIOSOLVE-IV registry, and more!
Magnesium scaffolds: Magmaris technology and clinical evaluation
21 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on Magmaris' technology to learn more about the benefits, implantation technique and optimal indications, thanks to a selection of clinical cases and studies, and discover the next generation magnesium scaffold developments.
Mechanical circulatory support for protected high-risk PCI: when and how?
21 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on high-risk PCI to learn all about the risks and benefits of mechanical circulatory support, with various clinical cases demonstrating when and how to use it, and how to select the appropriate patient to undergo this procedure.
