Stable CAD (Coronary artery disease)

This session explores the integration of artificial intelligence with advanced imaging modalities in coronary interventions. Topics include quantitative myocardial blood flow assessment via co-registered CCTA and angiography, AI-guided real-time procedural support, novel video frame interpolation techniques, high-risk plaque identification through AI-derived OCT stress mapping, and validation...

This session addresses advancements in interventional cardiology care quality and occupational safety. Key topics include patient-centered care perspectives, optimized catheterization lab scheduling, the impact of procedural volumes on outcomes, and innovations in radiation protection technologies.

Hector Garcia-Garcia joins Salvatore Brugaletta in a discussion on the concept of vulnerable plaque, a key topic in contemporary cardiology. Together, they review the well-established definition of vulnerable plaque, characterised by high-risk features that predispose to rupture and cardiovascular events, and explore how advances in invasive and...

Long-term evidence comparing PCI and CABG for unprotected left main coronary disease has been limited and sometimes conflicting. The 10-year results from the NOBLE trial now provide important clarity on all-cause mortality outcomes with both revascularisation strategies.

The RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI 5-year outcomes confirm the long-term durability of benefits seen with intracoronary imaging over angiography guided PCI in complex lesions.

Mirvat Al Asnag provides her take on the ALL-RISE randomised trial presented by Ajay J. Kirtane 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.

Daniele Giacoppo reports and provides his perspective on the main results of the IVUS-CHIP trial, presented by Roberto Diletti from the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, during a Late-Breaking Trials session at the ACC.26 in New Orleans, and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of...

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the trial evaluating multi-modality imaging to determine underlying causes of MINOCA in women and men. The trial results were presented by Harmony R. Reynolds at ACC.26 in New Orleans and simultaneously published in Circulation.

Aaysha Cader interviews Samit M. Shah, who presented the primary results of the DISCOVER INOCA registry at ACC.26.