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Stents, scaffolds and DCB

Find all the latest content on stents and scaffolds published on this website.

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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OPTIMIZE IDE: A randomized trial of a novel, ultra low profile fixed-wire DES

26 Oct 2020

At TCT Connect 2020, Late-Breaking Trial Session IV, the primary results of the OPTIMIZE IDE were presented by Dean J. Kereiakes. Daniele Giacoppo provides a summary of the trial.

Daniele Giacoppo

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Daniele Giacoppo
Live from TCT Connect 2020: The OPTIMIZE trial

Evidence counts: latest Renal Denervation data and the Onyx ONE month DAPT program

19 Oct 2020

On this page you will find a selection of interviews regarding the latest data on renal denervation from TCT Connect 2020, as well as the latest complex sub-analyses from the Onyx ONE Month DAPT program. View a series of short interviews here below!

Evidence counts: latest data from Renal Denervation and the Onyx ONE month DAPT program

Prasugrel-based de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome

06 Oct 2020

Daniele Giacoppo

Reviewer

Daniele Giacoppo
Prasugrel-based de-escalation of DAPT after PCI in patients with ACS

Summary and take home messages of the late-breaking clinical trials presented during #TCTConnect 2020

19 Oct 2020

Vijay Kunadian provides a summary of the coronary & structural late-breaking studies presented during TCT Connect 2020 and shares some take-home messages. See how these studies might influence your daily practice!

Vijay Kunadian

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Vijay Kunadian
 #TCTConnect 2020 summary and take home messages

PROSPECT II, COMBINE (OCT–FFR) and PROSPECT ABSORB: After revascularization of culprit lesions, assessment of coronary plaque size and composition matter!

17 Oct 2020

PROSPECT II, COMBINE (OCT–FFR) and PROSPECT ABSORB trials were presented at TCT Connect 2020. Hector Garcia-Garcia provides a summary of the key messages.

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Hector Garcia
Live from TCT Connect 2020: PROSPECT II, COMBINE (OCT–FFR) and PROSPECT ABSORB

PCRonline @ TCT Connect 2020

25 Sep 2020

View reviews and take-home messages from a selection of major Late-breaking Clinical Trials in Interventional Cardiology released at the 2020 online edition of TCT Connect. Check out the list here!

PCR @ TCT 2020

Long‐term safety of paclitaxel drug‐coated balloon‐only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease: the SPARTAN DCB study

16 Sep 2020

This study adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating that DCB is a safe option for the treatment of de novo coronary lesions with NO signal towards increase in mortality up to 5-year follow-up.

Aditya Bharadwaj

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Aditya Bharadwaj
Dr. Mirvat Alasnag

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Mirvat Alasnag
Long‐term safety of paclitaxel drug‐coated balloon‐only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease

Revascularisation strategies - PCR e-Course 2020 Hot lines

29 Jul 2020 – From PCR e-Course 2020

Watch a series of Hot Lines on revascularisation presented during the PCR e-Course 2020, followed by an analysis of the results and their impact on your practice: ISIS II, REDUCER-I, RINCAL, SYNTAX score II 2020.

Revascularisation strategies

PCR e-Course Hot lines: drugs and devices for STEMI management

Watch this session to know more about ultrathin-strut vs thin-strut DES in patients with STEMI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (BIOSTEMI), RCT between bioresorbable and durable polymer stent by serial OCT assessment (MECHANISM-AMI), and the results of the FUNCOMBO trial.

Hot line: drugs and devices for STEMI management

Evidence based PCI in patients at high bleeding risk – The LEADERS FREE trials

Watch this video to understand the importance of high bleeding risk, the safety and efficacy of polymer-free BA9-coated coronary stents and the impact of a new thin strut CoCr stent platform on clinical outcomes.

Speakers: Keith Oldroyd, Philip Urban, Franz Eberli

This interview supported by Biosensors Europe SA ...

Evidence-based PCI in patients at high bleeding risk