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Advanced mitral TEER - LIVE case
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24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Join us for a LIVE case followed by a recorded case highlighting advanced treatments for severe secondary mitral regurgitation:
- A 75-year-old man with permanent AF, a history of CABG, and symptomatic severe secondary MR (atrial and ischemic causes) with low LV function (45%) underwent mitral repair with...

Imaging-guided left main PCI - LIVE case
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17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 53-year-old male with a history of advanced malignancy (lung adenoma) and mid LAD PCI last year, along with multiple risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smoking), presented with angina and a positive stress test and CT. The angiography and CT showed significant left main stenosis...

Transcatheter options for degenerated surgical aortic valves - LIVE case
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08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
A 77-year-old male with a history of SAVR in 2011 (Magna Ease 23) and moderate chronic kidney disease, with preservedLV function, presented with symptomatic severe aortic regurgitation and stenosis, associated with severe MR.
A Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia 23 valve was implanted under local anesthesia, with hemodynamic...

Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement - LIVE case
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15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
An 82-year-old male with a history of STEMI in 2013, stroke in 2018, cancer, and permanent AF, presented with acute heart failure with predominant right-side failure. Severe tricuspid regurgitation was identified.
The operators implanted an Evoque valve percutaneously under TEE guidance and general anaesthesia via the venous...

Transcatheter management of failed THV - LIVE case
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09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
An 84-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, frailty (5/6), preserved LV function, and aortic stenosis previously treated with CoreValve 26 mm in 2016, presented with symptomatic degenerative stenosis of the valve.
A Sapien 3 (23 mm) was implanted without predilatation but with post-dilatation under general anaesthesia, using cerebral...

Continuous intracoronary versus standard intravenous infusion of adenosine for fractional flow reserve assessment: the HYPEREMIC trial
30 Sep 2020
The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a continuous intracoronary (IC) adenosine infusion, administered through the novel HYPEREM™IC over-the-wire microcatheter, to measure fractional flow reserve (FFR).
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Inner curvature technique for the implantation of a balloon-expandable valve
24 Oct 2023
Find out more about this technique that allows smooth and controlled navigation across the aortic arch along the inner curvature, facilitating the advancement and positioning of the delivery system, and avoiding unnecessary scraping of the aortic wall.

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SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Pivotal: Efficacy of Catheter-Based Renal Denervation in the Absence of Antihypertensive Medications
04 Apr 2020
The SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Pivotal trial is a sham controlled randomized study examining the efficacy and safety of renal artery denervation (RDN) compared to a sham group, and the primary endpoint was the reduction in the blood pressure of subjects with uncontrolled hypertension not on antihypertensive...

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Transradial balloon aortic valvuloplasty
23 Jan 2019
Balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) may still have a role in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) era. Trans-radial BAV, herein described, has been developed to reduce peripheral complications and make the procedure safer.

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Case report: Renal denervation using radiofrequency energy (rRDN)
20 Sep 2024
In this case report, we examine an advanced technique for renal denervation (RDN)—radiofrequency energy—employed to manage severe hypertension in patients with complex medical histories.

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Does metallic stent ablation by rotational atherectomy influence on the coronary microcirculation?
09 Jul 2019
An 80-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with a bare-metal stent for severe stenosis at proximal left anterior descending coronary artery 13 years ago. In-stent restenosis was treated by a drug-eluting stent 1 year later...

Intercostal embolization of a stuck rotational atherectomy burr
02 Mar 2021
An elective right coronary artery PCI was scheduled in an 83-year-old gentleman. Due to the presence of severely diffuse and calcified disease, rotational atherectomy was decided, but the burr got entrapped in the severely calcified and tortuous proximal segment of the artery...

PCR STATEMENT on the clinical use of intracoronary imaging: an EAPCI expert consensus
21 May 2019
Paris, France, 21 May 2019. Intra-coronary (IC) imaging has been available for over two decades. Technological advances, with the development of new modalities and improvements in the software to facilitate “real-time” analysis and decision making, have seen an increased use for both diagnostic assessment and the...

Successful rotablation of a calcium spike blocking the motion of a mechanical prosthetic leaflet
27 Mar 2023
Thanks to this EIJ image, consider the case of a 46-year-old female patient who underwent a first aortic valve replacement at the age of 25, a second one 10 years later, together with a mitral valve replacement, and who presented with a displaced calcium spike from...

CHOICE-CLOSURE: a randomized trial of plug-based versus suture-based large-bore vascular closure
06 Nov 2021
TCT 2021: Radoslaw Parma reviews the CHOICE-CLOSURE multicentre, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial presented by Mohamed Abdel-Wahab. The study compared outcomes of percutaneous femoral artery closure using a plug-based and a primary suture-based strategy in patients undergoing TAVI.

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BIOTRONIK announces its latest innovation: Oscar multifunctional peripheral catheter
14 Feb 2023

Percutaneous aspiration of vegetation to relieve obstruction in surgically repaired mitral valve
16 Jan 2025
This image highlights the challenges of managing infective endocarditis (IE) and explores the potential role of transcatheter extraction devices in addressing unmet needs for patients who cannot undergo surgery.

SENIOR-RITA - Older patients with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction randomised interventional treatment trial
02 Sep 2024
Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the SENIOR-RITA trial, presented by Vijay Kunadian at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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Challenging aortas: how to perform TAVI after coarctation surgery?
26 Sep 2024
How do you navigate the complexities of performing TAVI on aortas previously treated for coarctation surgery, while ensuring patient safety through meticulous planning and expert precision? Analyse this image to find out more!

3-year Efficacy Outcomes From the Spyral Htn-on Med Pilot Study: Long Term Effect of Renal Denervation On Blood Pressure Reduction in Patients on Antihypertension Medications
22 Mar 2022
Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the long-term results of the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial which demonstrated the durable efficacy and safety of RDN in patients who are already on one to three antihypertensive drugs.

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