This session addresses the complexities of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in calcified left main coronary artery disease. It covers comprehensive planning including mechanical circulatory support, intravascular imaging, and bifurcation strategies. Attendees will also learn to anticipate and manage potential complications and apply various tools to ensure...

Introducing ResilCard, a novel resilience assessment tool designed to maintain continuity of cardiovascular care during crises. This session highlights the importance of preparedness and adaptive strategies to ensure uninterrupted patient management in challenging healthcare environments.

This session presents some of the most instructive and challenging cases featured on the Euro4C PCRonline website. The cases encompass management of stalled rotational atherectomy burrs, combined use of intravascular lithotripsy and Impella in saphenous vein grafts, complexities of calcium in tortuous anatomy, and strategies for...

The closing ceremony marks the conclusion of the conference, providing a summary of key learnings, acknowledgments, and final reflections on the advancements and discussions presented throughout the event.

This live educational case from St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center demonstrates imaging-guided intravascular lithotripsy for calcified lesions. It covers lesion selection criteria, preparation and delivery of lithotripsy catheters, and reviews recent clinical evidence to guide best practices.

LIVE Educational Case from St. Francis Hospital & Heart...

• Multi-modality simulation to unveil the hidden parts & small obstacles that can result in complications
• Angioscopy directly inside the coronary artery to provide a better understanding of 3D stent configuration

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 1 of a 3-part series.
Next episode: How to correct incomplete crush and...

• Differentiating between complete and incomplete crush
• The importance of sequential crush and bigger balloons, adequately sized according to proximal vessel diameter

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 2 of a 3-part series:  
Previous episode: DK Crush like you’ve never seen it before
Coming up next: Main vessel stenting in DK-Crush, lessons...

• Optimisation of side branch stenting
• How to optimally deploy the second stent

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 3 of a 3-part series. Previous episode: How to correct incomplete crush and how to prevent lack of carina coverage

Explore the global challenge of hypertension, affecting one in three adults, and the strategies for screening, diagnosis, and management, including lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy, and device-based treatments, as outlined by Sofie Brouwers.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the BRIGHT-4 study, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, & simultaneously published in the Lancet.

This study was a randomised control trial designed to assess if bivalirudin plus a high dose infusion for 2-4 hours post PPCI was superior to unfractionated...

Jonathan Curio provides his take on TRISCEND II trial results presented by Vinod H. Thourani at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

In this article, Bruno Scheller explores advances in local drug delivery, from drug-coated balloons to novel antiproliferative agents. These innovations aim to reduce restenosis, minimize permanent implants, and pave the way for patient-specific coronary artery disease treatments.

Authored by Hector Garcia-Garcia and Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, this article examines pivotal randomized clinical trials on drug-coated balloons in coronary artery disease. It highlights their role in managing in-stent restenosis, de novo small vessel lesions, and large vessel lesions while exploring future directions through ongoing trials.

Daniele Giacoppo reports and provides his perspective on the main results of the ambitious NEOMINDSET trial, presented by Pedro Lemos from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil, during a Late Breaking Trials session at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid, and simultaneously published in the New...