Stents, scaffolds and DCB

Latest Stents, scaffolds and DCB content in interventional cardiology - research, practice, and education

Since 1986, when the first cardiovascular stent was implanted, the development of drug-eluting stents (DES) and the recent introduction of bioresorbable scaffolds have revolutionised interventional cardiology. Keep up-to-date with the latest research; evolving tools, devices and techniques; the role of adjunctive pharmacotherapy; advances in imaging techniques as well as the use of invasive imaging and functional assessment. Find out more…

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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...

Valeria Paradies

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Valeria Paradies

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Gianluca Mincione
Effective techniques for performing DCB angioplasty

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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Hector Garcia-Garcia
Jorge Sanz Sanchez

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Jorge Sanz-Sanchez
Evidence base: A description of the key, so far published, studies in the space of drug coated balloons

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.

Rick Volleberg

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Rick Volleberg
Nicola Ryan

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Nicola Ryan
Optical coherence tomography predictors of clinical outcomes after stent implantation: the ILUMIEN IV trial

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.

Panagiotis Xaplanteris

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Panagiotis Xaplanteris
Artificial intelligence-based fully automated quantitative coronary angiography vs OCT guidance for coronary stent implantation: a multicenter, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (FLASH)

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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Aaysha Cader
DCB-BIF Trial Aaysha Cader TCT 2024

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.

PCRonline @ TCT 2024 - get the international perspective!

DCB digital crosstalk: practice patterns for patients with diabetes and diffuse disease in Europe

07 Oct 2024

Watch the replay of this webinar on the concept of DCB in native vessel disease and so much more!

A patient with ISR: what is the role of DCB today?

07 Oct 2024

Watch the replay of this webinar to review the mechanisms of ISR and so much more!

Hybrid procedure: Stent and DCB for a long diffuse lesion - LIVE case

05 Oct 2024 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2024

A 40-year-old male with no comorbidities presented an NSTEMI. The angiography showed a focus lesion on the mid-CX and a diffuse lesion on the mid and distal LAD. The LAD FFR are 0.49 with a diffuse pullback gradient.
After Stent in mid-CX guided by OCT, the operators...

Hybrid procedure: Stent and DCB for a long diffuse lesion - LIVE case