Watch this EuroIntervention image to learn how the collision of a TAV device during valve crossing in ViV TAVI can potentially cause instability or dehiscence of the sutureless bioprosthesis, contributing to severe poorly tolerated PVL.

An 84-year-old man with arterial hypertension and previous hepatocellular carcinoma was admitted to our Emergency Department for new onset of exertional angina (CCS 3). The patient had a history of three-vessel coronary artery disease treated by complete surgical revascularization in 2007...

Fernando Alfonso and Javier Cuesta discuss the growing role of drug-coated balloons as an alternative to stents in percutaneous coronary interventions. Highlighting advantages like reduced in-stent restenosis, they emphasize the need for robust clinical studies to refine DCB use.

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

The data from this study suggest that, from a SoMe perspective, correct Impella orientation is often overlooked, and that Impella malrotation is a common issue in real-world clinical practice, potentially associated with relevant complications. 

Kalaivani Mahadevan and Trisha Singh provide their take on the PROCTOR study presented by Ruben de Winter at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Kalaivani Mahadevan and Sofia Papadopoulou provide their take on the INVEST CTO trial, presented by Anja Oksnes at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on this investigator initiated, multicentre, randomised, blinded, sham controlled trial compares clinical outcomes of QFR versus angiography guided strategies for the treatment of non-critical lesions in patients with stable or unstable angina or MI at least 72 hours prior to screening....

The PASCAL platform, comprising the PASCAL and PASCAL Ace implants, received its CE mark for TR in May 2020 and has been shown to be an effective and safe treatment option for patients with TR.3,4,6 Professor Jörg Hausleiter and Dr Mirjam Wild now describe their single-centre experience...

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.

Charles Fauvel provides his take on the RELIEVE-HF study outcomes presented by Gregg W. Stone at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

Quantitative coronary angiography-guidance versus intravascular ultrasound-guidance for drug-eluting stent implantation (GUIDE-DES trial): A multicenter, non-inferiority, randomised-controlled trial

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the final results of GUIDE-DES which were presented by Taeoh Kim during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.

Note the assumptions in this article are based on the presentation...

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the final results of OPT-BIRISK which were presented by Yaling Han during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.

Note the assumptions in this article are based on the presentation alone as the trial has not yet been published.

Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has reshaped the prognosis for heart failure patients with secondary mitral regurgitation, but recurrence remains a real challenge when surgical options are off the table.

This case highlights an innovative use of an atrial flow regulator (AFR) to manage elevated left atrial...

Claudio Laudani and Daniele Giacoppo report the main results of the ILUMIEN IV trial presented by Ziad Ali, from the St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, and Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, in a Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology congress 2023...

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...

Paris, France. 17 May 2022. May 17th is World Hypertension Day whose theme “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer” is aimed at increasing awareness of hypertension worldwide. Besides awareness, effective control of hypertension remains low in the general population. At EuroPCR 2022, the...

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the BEST trial which was presented by Jung-Min Ahn at TCT 2022.

It is a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial comparing PCI with second-generation everolimus-eluting stents and CABG in patients with non-left main multivessel coronary artery disease. At two-year follow-up PCI was shown...

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.

Daniele Giacoppo reports the main results of the RENOVATE-COMPLEX-PCI trial presented by Joo-Yong Hahn, from the Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, in a Late-Breaking Trial session at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2023 / World...