Other coronary interventions

Thanks to a case report, find out more about the technical steps by which imaging can be used to precisely position the stents and reduce contrast use.

The aim of the LEMON study was to assess the applicability of a predefined standardized protocol, which included three OCT runs.

Find out more about the results of this analysis which suggest that operator experience may be an important effect modifier in ROTA-PCI.

This session will help you get prepared if you have to become familiar with a novel way to release stuck rotational atherectomy burr, deal with severely calcified RCA including removal of a stuck Rotablator, or cope when Rotablator burr catheter entraps.

In this article, the authors describe (with video illustration) the step-by-step technique for resolution of an entrapped RA burr using a guide-catheter extension...

Find out more about the case of an 85-year-old male with dyslipidemia, former smoker with previous cardiovascular events, symptomatic for worsening epigastric pain and shortness of breath...

Read more about this systematic review and meta-analysis which looked to ascertain if there is benefit in individualizing anti-platelet therapy on the basis of the CYP2C19 genotype. 

The value of elective coronary revascularisation plus medical therapy over medical therapy alone in managing stable patients with coronary artery disease is debated. Hence, the authors reviewed all trials comparing the two strategies in this population to appraise whether revascularisation in addition to medical therapy affects...

This is a prespecified secondary sub-analysis of the TWILIGHT trial that seeks to shed light on the association of the different baseline risk factors, namely advanced age and significant renal dysfunction, with a higher bleeding risk in women.

Watch this session presented by Zsolt Piroth, Emanuele Barbato, William Wijns, Carlos Collet, Tommaso Gori, Niels Van Royen and Antonio Maria Leone in order to receive tips and tricks demonstrating how physiology and/or intra-vascular imaging can be integrated in your everyday PCI, and to learn more about...