Vijay Kunadian
Member of the Editorial Team, PCRonline Editorial Board
Declaration of interest
| Function | Company |
|---|---|
| Honorarium | Bayer |
| Honorarium | AstraZeneca |
| Honorarium | Abbott Vascular |
| Grants/research support | AstraZeneca |
Latest contributions
PCI for complex bifurcation disease - LIVE Case
23 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
A 60-year-old male patient presented with an inferior STEMI one month ago, which was treated with RCA and LCx PCI. He was referred for LAD/diagonal PCI. The LV function was reduced (EF 45 %). The team performed a DK crush PCI, guided by IVUS.
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Which device for which patient: DES, BRS or DCB?
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This session provides comprehensive guidance on selecting the appropriate device—DES, BRS, or DCB—for individual patients and lesions. It examines patient and lesion characteristics, strengths and limitations of each device type, and regional considerations, illustrated by case presentations demonstrating practical device choice and resolution.
ACS with normal coronary arteries: angiography done, job done?
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Understand the clinical significance of MINOCA and learn diagnostic strategies integrating invasive and non-invasive tests to identify underlying etiologies. This session provides therapeutic insights tailored to specific MINOCA endotypes through illustrative cases.
Contemporary challenges in acute coronary syndromes
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Examine contemporary challenges in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) through recent trials and studies. Topics include long-term outcomes of deferred stenting, thrombectomy techniques, PCI in cardiogenic shock, and revascularisation strategies, providing a comprehensive update for clinical practice.
How to implement the diagnosis of INOCA in everyday practice?
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
In this exchange, Vijay Kunadian and Javier Escaned explore the real-world implementation of INOCA (Ischemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries) and ANOCA (Angina with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries) diagnostic pathways. Drawing on the 2024 CCS (Chronic Coronary Syndromes) guidelines, and the EAPCI consensus document, they discuss why these...
TAVI in women - Recent trials and current understanding
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Looking to learn more about gender-based differences in the presentation and management of aortic stenosis? Dont' miss this video on the specifics of TAVI in women!
You'll discover how aortic stenosis presents uniquely in female patients, review the latest data on TAVI outcomes in women, and gain...
Role of PCI in the contemporary management of patients with angina and coronary disease
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session aims to generate awareness about the distinct phenotypes of coronary artery disease (focal, diffuse, serial) that can be identified through contemporary physiological tools, and the implications of these phenotypes on achieving successful functional PCI results. Participants will also discuss the considerations around using PCI...
Update on coronary physiology in 2024
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session provides an update on the available options for invasive coronary physiology in 2024. It reviews the latest evidence supporting the clinical adoption of invasive physiology indexes and shares practical tips and tricks for their application. Topics covered include CT-based physiology, pressure wire-based physiology, angiography-based...
Expanding the heart team - Improved TAVI outcomes through pre-and post-procedure collaboration
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
In this session, learn how to advance heart team collaboration through optimized TAVI pre-work-up and refined severe aortic stenosis patient selection, ensuring accurate intervention indications. Gain hands-on insights for effective post-TAVI strategies, explore procedural and valve refinements that simplify post-TAVI PCI, and stay informed on the...
Multivessel disease PCI guided by physiology and IVUS - LIVE case
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 78-year-old woman with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity, presented with angina CCS2 and preserved LV function. The coronary angiogram showed stenosis in the RCA (proximal and mid), CX, and calcified proximal and mid LAD involving D1 and D2.
The operators performed PCI on the RCA (1 stent)...
Management of patient with coronary artery disease and left ventricle dysfunction
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session focuses on the management of patients with stable coronary artery disease and left ventricular dysfunction. Experts will discuss the role of mechanical circulatory support devices in these patients, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of microvascular angina, which can be a challenging complication...
Management of MINOCA patients
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
What about MINOCA?
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session focuses on the topic of Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA). It covers the mechanisms underlying MINOCA, the criteria for its diagnosis, and the management of patients with this condition. The session provides insights from both the clinician's and the patient's perspectives, addressing...
Role of deferred stenting in culprit and non-culprit lesions for STEMI
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores the role of deferred stenting in STEMI patients, covering when and how PCI can be deferred, the latest pharmacological options for deferred stenting, and the use of imaging and physiology to guide revascularization in a primary PCI setting. Through case presentations and discussions,...
How the latest recommendations on MINOCA can impact our practice
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Join Vijay Kunadian and Salvatore Brugaletta as they talk about the latest ESC guidelines for MINOCA (Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries). Together, they review the crucial aspects of identifying MINOCA patients, how to diagnose them effectively using available diagnostic tools and the importance of post-treatment...
When should we perform PCI for stable coronary artery disease in aortic stenosis, pre, post, never?
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
What is the evidence for the need for PCI in patients with stable coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis? Is invasive angiography always mandatory for these patients? What about CT scans? When exactly should PCI be performed?
These are the questions Vijay Kunadian and Martine Gilard...
World Heart Day 2023: Reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease globally: beyond stents and balloons!
29 Sep 2023
Global burden of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the lead cause of mortality for men and women globally. Our world population in 2023 is 8 billion! Of these, around 620 million people are living with heart and circulatory diseases across the world. Each year around 60...
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Valve-in-valve - LIVE case
21 Sep 2023 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2023
An 84-year-old man, with a history of 23 Carpentier-Edwards in 2004, PPM in 2013, AF on warfarin and impaired LV function (40 %), presented with severe symptomatic stenosis of the surgical bioprosthesis.
A 23 Navitor was implanted without predilatation and with post-dilatation under cerebral protection (Sentinel).
Closure was...
2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes
30 Aug 2023
Cardiovascular disease in particular ischaemic heart disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. International guidelines provide recommendations on the best evidence-based care for patients. At the ESC Congress 2023 in Amsterdam, the ESC 2023 Guidelines on Acute Coronary Syndromes were presented and published1. Vijay Kunadian provides...
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PCRonline @ ESC Congress 2023: the interventional cardiology perspective!
07 Aug 2023
What was new and hot in interventional cardiology at #ESCCongress 2023!
Strategic management of coronary artery disease and TAVI in patients with aortic stenosis
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
This session offers the opportunity to explore the intricacies and nuances involved in the management of patients with aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease, providing valuable knowledge and practical insights. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the pre-operative and intra-operative aspects of TAVI through a series of...
Contemporary management of patients with INOCA: a practical guide
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Enrich your understanding of ischemia with non-obstructive corona arteries (INOCA) by watching this very practical session, where you'll discover precious knowledge on the prevalence and causative factors of this condition. Dive into the diagnosis algorithm used for INOCA and explore the latest advancements in its management.
What are the INOCA endotypes and how to diagnose?
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Following the release of the EAPCI Expert Consensus on ischaemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA), Vijay Kunadian and Javier Escaned discuss the different types of angina and the mechanisms of ischaemia as well as the options available to better diagnose this condition.
A patient with NSTEMI and multivessel disease: culprit and non-culprit lesion management
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Follow the discussion around 2 specific cases, a 72-year-old ex-smoker female patient with HTN, hyperlipidemia, previous TIA, COPD and stable lung cancer, and a 44-year-old male patient with T2DM, HTN, dyslipidemia, psoriasis and chest pain, and learn how to treat NSTEMI with MVD.
A stepwise physiological escalation strategy for the optimal management of chronic coronary syndrome in 2023
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In this session focused on epicardial and microcirculatory dysfunction, discuss how to treat both a 72-year-old smoker man with HTN, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, who presented with angina and dyspnea with moderate exertion over the last months, and a 69-year-old ex-smoker man with HTN and untreated LDL 125...
2022 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery
29 Aug 2022
The above guideline was published during the 2022 ESC Congress in Barcelona and was chaired by Professor Julinda Mehilli (Germany) and Professor Sigrun Halvorsen (Norway). This guideline was developed by the task force for cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery of the European Society...
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Vasomotor disorders in the epicardial vessels or the microcirculation
04 Mar 2021
Watch now V. Kunadian, F. Crea and P. Ong in this series of webinars on ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease
PCRonline @ ESC Congress 2022: the interventional cardiology perspective!
18 Jul 2022
Stay up to date with what was new and hot in interventional cardiology at the #ESCCongress 2022!
International Women's Day 2022: Vijay Kunadian reflects on her journey from trainee to Professor of Interventional Cardiology
08 Mar 2022
This International Women's Day we celebrate the achievement of Vijay Kunadian who has been promoted to Personal Chair, Professor of Interventional Cardiology at Newcastle University. She was very surprised to learn that she is the first ever female interventional cardiologist in the UK to hold a University...
Best of #AHA21 Scientific Sessions: coronary and valvular heart disease trials
14 Nov 2021
Vijay Kunadian provides summaries of study designs and findings in Interventional Cardiology released at the 2021 virtual edition of the American Heart Association Congress. View an infographic of the AVATAR late-breaking trial by Ali Nazmi Calik.
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