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The freaky and rocky road
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Discover the case of a 85 year-old female patient presenting with angina during dialysis and LVEF 55% with hypokinesia in inferior wall. Angiogram reveals an anomalous RCA from left sinus with a mid-RCA calcified CTO. Watch the video to learn more about the treatment's option!
When coronary devices failed
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Discover a selection of cases with coronary devices complications: delayed presentation of left main to LAD stent fracture, PCI in left main stenosis following redo surgical AVR, OCT to shed light on stent failure implanted at the ostium, and much more!
PCR's Got Talent - Round 1 - Session 1
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to discover a selection of cases presented during the round 1 of PCR's Got Talent at EuroPCR 2022: DAPT modulation after PCI for ACS, plaque burden assessment from OCT with deep learning, prognosis of myocardial infarction in patients with cancer, and much more!
Native right ventricular outflow tract valve implantation
15 Jun 2022
This case has been accredited by EBAC with 1 CME credit
An 8-year-old boy with Tetralogy of Fallot underwent surgical correction with ventricular septal defect closure and transannular patch at the age of 16 months. PO was complicated by heart failure and sepsis. He now presents with mild tricuspid regurgitation...

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Effect of wire jailing at side branch in 1-stent strategy for coronary bifurcation lesions
06 May 2022
This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of jailing a wire in the side branch of a bifurcation lesion to prevent side branch compromise during provisional main vessel stenting when a one-stent in bifurcation PCI technique is adopted.

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Long-term clinical impact of contrast-associated acute kidney injury following PCI: an ADAPT-DES sub-study
21 Apr 2022
The recently published ADAPT-DES sub-study addressed the question of early and long-term impact of contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) on net adverse clinical events. In addition, the authors defined risk factors for the development of CA-AKI in all-comers using contemporary PCI techniques.

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I need a shorter guiding catheter and I don’t have it in my cath-lab!
12 Apr 2022
The guiding catheter is necessary for guaranteeing the support and deliverability of additional devices. However, it's not always of the perfect length for several reasons, because it is not available at that moment in the cath-lab or it is not designed for the purpose you need....

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Coronary lithotripsy for the treatment of underexpanded stents: the international multicentre CRUNCH registry
11 Apr 2022
CRUNCH registry aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy in the setting of resistant stent under expansion due to underlying calcific plaques.

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Unusual case of STEMI - To stent or not to stent or any other alternative?
07 Mar 2022
A 70-year-old gentleman with background of hypertension and smoking presented with STEMI. Coronary angiogram showed ectasia in the mid and distal segment with heavy thrombus burden.

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One-year outcomes of blinded physiological assessment of residual ischemia after successful PCI - DEFINE PCI trial
10 Feb 2022
The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the impact of residual ischemia detected by post-PCI iFR on clinical outcomes and on residual-angina at the 12-month follow-up of the DEFINE PCI study.

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