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Let it heal!
05 Feb 2025
The purpose of this case report is to discuss the treatment of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a 58-year-old male patient with multiple cardiovascular risk factors including type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and smoking history.
Angio showed a CTO of the RCA. In the MR-Scan, the RCA...
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Future directions of drug-coated balloon angioplasty
06 Feb 2025
Fernando Alfonso and Javier Cuesta discuss the growing role of drug-coated balloons as an alternative to stents in percutaneous coronary interventions. Highlighting advantages like reduced in-stent restenosis, they emphasize the need for robust clinical studies to refine DCB use.
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The DCB kissing technique as a durable solution in treatment of recurring left main in-stent restenosis
18 Nov 2024
A 73-year-old male with complex recurrent in-stent restenosis of the left main underwent an innovative treatment approach. Six-month follow-up revealed remarkable recovery and positive remodelling. Discover how Piotr Buszman and Mateusz Kachel tackled this challenging case.
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Effective techniques for performing DCB angioplasty
16 Jan 2025
Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty has become a valuable alternative to drug-eluting stents in treating coronary artery disease. To achieve optimal outcomes, proper lesion preparation and techniques to minimise drug loss are crucial.
This article highlights key steps and best practices for performing DCB angioplasty, ensuring effective drug delivery and...
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Evidence base: A description of the key, so far published, studies in the space of drug coated balloons
23 Jan 2025
Authored by Hector Garcia-Garcia and Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, this article examines pivotal randomized clinical trials on drug-coated balloons in coronary artery disease. It highlights their role in managing in-stent restenosis, de novo small vessel lesions, and large vessel lesions while exploring future directions through ongoing trials.
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Optical coherence tomography predictors of clinical outcomes after stent implantation: the ILUMIEN IV trial
04 Nov 2024
The aim of this pre-specified analysis of the ILUMIEN IV trial was to assess the relationship between post-PCI OCT parameters of suboptimal stent implantation and clinical outcomes.
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Artificial intelligence-based fully automated quantitative coronary angiography versus optical coherence tomography guidance for coronary stent implantation: a multicenter, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (FLASH)
07 Nov 2024
Panos Xaplanteris provides his take on the FLASH trial presented by Jung-Min Ahn at TCT 2024 in Washington.
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Comparison of noncompliant balloon with drug-coating balloon angioplasties for side branch after provisional stenting for patients with true coronary bifurcation lesions: The prospective, multicenter, randomized DCB-BIF Trial
03 Nov 2024
Aaysha Cader provides her take on the DCB-BIF Trial presented by Shao-Liang Chen at TCT 2024 in Washington.
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DCB digital crosstalk: practice patterns for patients with diabetes and diffuse disease in Asia
16 Oct 2024
Watch the replay of this webinar on the concept of DCB in native vessel disease and so much more!
PCR @ TCT 2024 - Get the international perspective!
27 Oct 2024
Thanks to the contribution of a team of interventional cardiologists from around the globe, get the international perspective on Late-breaking Clinical Trials and Science released at TCT 2024 - check out the list below.
