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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...

Bubble trouble: aortic air embolization and de-embolization during coronary angiography

09 Aug 2021

Air embolism (AE) is a rare complication during interventional procedures and one of the most scaring for interventional cardiologists. Air bubbles in the coronary circulation often result in ischemic symptoms, vasospasm, and even cardiac arrest. In addition, arrhythmias are common and closely related to the coronary ...

Complicated subendothelial dissection during left anterior descending coronary artery – first diagonal branch bifurcation treatment with Culotte technique

06 Jan 2025

Learn more about troubleshooting and tailor-made treatment combining 2D and 3D OCT thanks to this image in cardiology!

MATTERHORN - Transcatheter versus surgical mitral valve repair in patients with heart failure and secondary mitral regurgitation

01 Sep 2024

Yohei Ohno provides his takeaways from the results of the MATTERHORN trial presented by Volker Rudolph at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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Yohei Ohno

Celebrating 30 years of transradial artery access!

17 May 2022

Thirty years ago, the interventional cardiology field was transformed with the emergence of a new access site – the radial artery was used for coronary angioplasty and stent implantation for the first time on 14 August 1992.

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Mirvat Alasnag

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Ferdinand Kiemeneij

BIOSOLVE-IV full-cohort two-year data confirm excellent safety and efficacy profile of Magmaris resorbable magnesium scaffold

23 Sep 2022

The PRE18FFIR trial: Coronary Plaque Activity to Predict Recurrent Events

01 Sep 2022

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the PRE18FFIR trial: Prediction of recurrent events with 18F-Sodium Fluoride to identify ruptured and high-risk coronary artery plaques in patients with myocardial infarction.

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Alessandro Sticchi

OPTION-STEMI: Immediate versus staged complete revascularisation during index admission in patients with STEMI and multivessel disease

02 Sep 2025

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on OPTION-STEMI, presented by Youngkeun Ahn at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

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Mirvat Alasnag

Angiography-derived fractional flow reserve versus intravascular ultrasound to guide percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with coronary artery disease: the FLAVOUR II trial

29 Mar 2025

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the FLAVOUR II trial presented by Jian-An Wang at ACC.25 in Chicago.

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Ali Nazmi Calik

Implantation of the Portico With FlexNav TAVI System in a patient with aortic stenosis, severe renal impairment, and diffuse iliac atherosclerosis

12 May 2020

Real-world case report illustrating the benefits of the Portico with FlexNav TAVI system.

EuroPCR 2023 – The interventional cardiovascular community is gathering in Paris to learn, share, and shape the future of patient care worldwide

15 May 2023

EuroPCR, the annual world-leading Course in interventional cardiovascular medicine, has been taking place for over 30 years. It is tailored for all those dedicated to the sharing of knowledge and skills, and improvement of patient care worldwide: interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, imaging specialists, radiologists, nurses, allied...

Bentley buys key suppliers and engages employees in planned IPO

24 Apr 2023

Five-year outcomes of the randomised trial of fractional flow reserve guided PCI compared to coronary artery bypass grafting: FAME 3

02 Apr 2025

Kalaivani Mahadevan provides her take on the five-year outcomes of the FAME 3 trial presented by William F. Fearon at ACC.25 in Chicago.

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Kalaivani Mahadevan

Double barrel in CTO PCI

23 Apr 2024

This EIJ image illustrates a crucial case, emphasizing the importance of confirming wire position in the true lumen during dissection and re-entry techniques in CTO PCI.

Dynamx bioadaptor restores rotational motion and vessel stress reduction in new study

02 Jun 2022

Fractional flow reserve-guided complete or culprit-only PCI in patients with ST-elevation myocardial Infarction - FULL REVASC

08 Apr 2024

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the FULL REVASC trial which was presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta and published Simultaneously in NEJM.

The FULL REVASC trial is a multicentre registry-based randomised control trial comparing FFR-guided complete revascularisation of non-culprit lesions versus culprit lesion PCI alone in patients presenting...

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Nicola Ryan

How to choose a snare and how to create a snare in complex PCI scenarios

19 Dec 2023

Complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are dramatically increasing in daily practice. Calcified coronary artery lesions and hostile cardiac anatomy may increase the risk of device dislodgment and/or malposition. In such situations, the use of a snare catheter is pivotal to retrieve and/or reposition the device.

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Andrea Buono

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Damiano Regazzoli

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Diego Maffeo

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Gabriele Gasparini

BIOFLOW DAPT - Biodegradable-polymer or durable-polymer stents in patients at high bleeding risk: A randomized, open-label clinical trial

26 Aug 2023

Nicola Ryan reports on the BIOFLOW DAPT trial results presented during the ESC 2023 Congress in Amsterdam by Marco Valgimigli and published in Circulation.

BIOFLOW-DAPT is an open-label randomised trial comparing the safety and efficacy of a biodegradable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stent with a durable-polymer zotarolimus-eluting stent in high-bleeding risk patients...

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Nicola Ryan

A review of the 2024 ESC Guidelines on elevated blood pressure and hypertension

13 Nov 2024

Lucas Lauder and Felix Mahfoud provide a summary of the ESC Guidelines on elevated blood pressure and hypertension presented by John William McEvoy and Rhian Touyz at ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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Lucas Lauder

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Felix Mahfoud

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in small aortic annuli: Results from the FRANCE-TAVI registry

17 Sep 2022

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the outcomes of small annuli sub-study from the FRANCE-TAVI Registry which included 1,195 patients. This trial was presented by Walid Ben-Ali at TCT 2022.

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Mirvat Alasnag