Latest contributions
Relief for the unrelievable: the role of the Reducer for refractory angina
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Explore the incidence and impact of refractory angina, observe a real-life Reducer implantation procedure with step-by-step analysis and discussions, gain insight into the coronary sinus mechanism of action and implantation techniques, grasp the indications for the Reducer, and review available clinical data in this session.
EuroPCR 2023 Hotlines/Late-Breaking Trials: from (N)STEMI to Chronic Coronary Syndromes (CCS)
19 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
What are the most significant facts in this respect? Get the essentials by listening to the presenters review some clinical hotlines. To cite a few, Selective Intracoronary hypothermia in anterior wall myocardial infarction; real-time catheter-based microvascular obstruction detection in STEMI : results from the MOCCA I...
Coronary Sinus Reducer: insights into treating refractory angina patients with obstructive and non-obstructive coronary artery disease
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Watch this session to learn how Sinus Reducer may relieve angina by increasing pressure in the coronary sinus, and how it was associated with significant improvement in symptoms and quality of life, as long as the different steps of this simple procedure are dully followed and...
Physiological assessment of epicardial vessels and the microcirculation
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Need a refresher on this case-based session focusing on the physiological assessment of epicardial vessels and microcirculation? Check these slides highlighting some important studies on the subject.
Angiography-derived physiological assessment of coronary artery stenosis severity and microvascular dysfunctions
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Follow the demonstrations of this EuroPCR 2022 session to understand the principles, clinical value, and applicability of coronary angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (caFFR), to discuss coronary angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance (caIMR) in the assessment of epicardial stenosis and coronary microcirculation, and to review data from available trials supporting these new...
Start treating refractory angina patients with Reducer therapy - Practical aspects
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Looking at a 75-year-old male patient with HTA, diabetes, and hypothyroidism, a history of coronary artery disease treated with PCI of the RCA, and a previous coronary angiography showing preserved LVEF and in-stent restenosis of the RCA, you will learn in this EuroPCR 2022 session how...
Latest clinical evidence and practical aspects to start Reducer therapy in your centre
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session presented by Stefan Verheye, Francesco Giannini, Martine Gilard, Romain Didier, Tommaso Gori and Jonathan Hill in order to assess whether Reducer therapy can help your patients with refractory angina, to understand the tips and tricks of the Reducer implant, and to get a glimpse into...
Modern PCI: how OCT, with the new ULTREON 1.0 software, supports you in guiding and optimising your procedure: a calcified lesion
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session presented by Zsolt Piroth, Emanuele Barbato, William Wijns, Carlos Collet, Tommaso Gori, Niels Van Royen and Antonio Maria Leone in order to receive tips and tricks demonstrating how physiology and/or intra-vascular imaging can be integrated in your everyday PCI, and to learn more about...
PCI of calcified coronaries - we will rock you! - Part 3
18 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to revisit strategies and devices for treatment of calcified plaque, to discuss the role of available options and to review in-depth procedural techniques for IntraVascular Lithotripsy.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
Multimodality guided management of an unusual case of STEMI
22 Dec 2020
A 47-year-old woman without previous medical history was admitted for chest pain with ST-segment elevation in the inferolateral leads. Echocardiography showed inferior and infero-lateral wall hypokinesia with preserved global left ventricular function...
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction: Why diagnosis in the Cathlab does matter
26 Jun 2020 – From PCR e-Course 2020
Watch this session to learn more about the prevalence of coronary microvascular dysfunction & angina, and to learn why diagnosis of coronary microvascular dysfunction is so important.
Current evidence for the interventional treatment of INOCA patients
26 Jun 2020 – From PCR e-Course 2020
Watch this session if you want to understand how Reducer therapy can help the interventionalist safely improve symptoms of his "end stage" patient, to recognize that microvascular disease is common and has poor prognosis and to understand how Reducer therapy can address patients with microvascular disease.
Angiography-based quantitative flow reserve in coronary vasospastic angina
03 Jun 2020
A 60-year-old woman with a history of cardiac arrest associated with MINOCA (myocardial infarction with no coronary artery disease) event in the territory of the left main artery, underwent coronary angiography for recurrent episodes of chest pain leading to 4 hospitalizations in the last 2 years...
Coronary sinus reducer for microvascular angina
28 Feb 2020
A 61-year-old man with a history of 2-vessel coronary artery stenting, hypertension and type-2 diabetes mellitus was admitted 5 times within September 2017 and November 2018 for recurrent angina CCS class III-IV refractory to therapy with nitrates, b-blockers and ranolazine in maximally tolerated doses...
Mechanical circulatory support devices to protect patients during high-risk PCI
Performing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in complex patients requires the interventional cardiologist to use mechanical circulatory support devices to achieve safer outcomes. Which patients are most at risk of complex PCI? What are the best mechanical circulatory support devices currently available and which has the strongest...
Post-bypass PCI: challenges and solutions
24 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn all about the challenges and solutions regarding post-bypass PCI, with compelling clinical cases involving complex anatomies and innovative ways to cope with them.
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!
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.
