Stents, scaffolds and DCB

Watch this interview if you want to understand how strongly safety & efficacy are interconnected in high bleeding risk patients (very complex patients) and how a Safe DES able to have superior Efficacy would optimize the outcome in HBR patients.

Speakers: Gennaro Sardella, Pieter Stella

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The novel sirolimus-eluting ultra-high molecular weight APTITUDE bioreabsorbable vascular scaffold (BRS) displays higher mechanical strength, expansion capabilities and resistance to fracture compared to other BRS technologies. RENASCENT II is a prospective, multicentre first-in-human clinical study evaluating the clinical performance of the APTITUDE BRS in the treatment...

Szabo’s technique, also known as “tail-wire” technique, is one of the few specific ostial intervention techniques that can be helpful to achieve precise coverage of the ostium without excessive protrusion into the aorta or the respective main vessel... Discover the tips and solutions proposed by Felix...

Population ageing is increasing. Therefore extensive coronary artery calcification is a frequent finding and results in complex coronary interventions. Despite the improvement of stent- and balloon- profile, delivery can be challenging due to vessel tortuosity and calcified plaque... Discover the tips and solutions proposed by Lucas...

The objective of this analysis was to investigate the potential benefits of FKI in bifurcations treated with new generation ultrathin stents using a 1- or 2-stent technique.

A good systematic review and meta-analysis can be a great help in sorting out apparently conflicting studies. But the results of meta-analyses themselves can vary. We need more people to be able to read them critically, and to see why meta-analyses become conflicting results themselves.

In OCT-guided PCI, observing an aorto-ostial lesion is impossible as it requires blood clearance, and the material of the guiding catheter used is not near-infrared transparent. Using a Telescope®-guiding extension catheter, the authors successfully acquired an OCT image throughout the soft polymer tip and the relatively wide...

Using the SCAAR database, this observational, nationwide, multicentre cohort study compared outcomes of all consecutive patients undergoing PCI for de-novo stenosis in small coronary vessels (device diameter ≤2.5mm) treated with drug-coated balloons or newer generation drug-eluting stents.

Live updates on a selection of major Late Breaking Clinical Trials of interest in interventional cardiology presented at the American College of Cardiology 2020 Scientific Sessions #ACC20.

Consult the selected trial on 'Thin-strut, bioresorbable polymer-coated EES: EVOLUTE II – 5 years' by Kereiakes et al.