3355 results for «2020»
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Artificially synthesized optical coherence tomography images based on intravascular ultrasound-virtual histology examination of diseased coronary artery
05 May 2021
Intravascular imaging is a cornerstone of invasive management of coronary disease, requiring specialized training to interpret either IVUS or OCT. AI can facilitate interpretation by non-specialists in real time.
Frequency and safety of bioprosthetic valve fracture in patients undergoing valve in valve TAVR for failed surgical valves using the SAPIEN 3/Ultra Valves: Insights from real-world data
19 Sep 2022
Michele Pighi provides his take on this trial which aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of VIV-TAVI with or without bioprosthetic valve fracture. It was presented by Santiago Garcia during the TCT Congress 2022.

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Feasibility of sheathless Impella for protected percutaneous coronary intervention: a single-center experience
02 May 2025
Impella CP microaxial flow pump supports complete revascularisation during high-risk PCI, but standard implantation often leads to vascular complications. This article explores an initial experience with a sheathless implantation technique, which shows promise as a feasible and safe alternative.
Why hypertension is a major unresolved problem
02 Oct 2024
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.

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The RELIEVE-HF study: is an atrial septal shunt beneficial in HFrEF?
07 Apr 2024
Charles Fauvel provides his take on the RELIEVE-HF study outcomes presented by Gregg W. Stone at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

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Landmark results from S-FLEX UK-II registry published in BMJ Open: Supraflex Cruz demonstrates outstanding performance
03 Dec 2024
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.
Elixir Medical’s DynamX Bioadaptor demonstrates significant improvement over contemporary drug-eluting stent in patients with acute coronary syndrome and complex lesion subsets after six months
28 Oct 2024
EuroPCR 2024: Elixir Medical’s late-breaking 12-month data demonstrate significant improvement in safety and effectiveness of world’s first site-specific antithrombotic therapeutic compared to DES
14 May 2024
World Heart Day 2023: Reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease globally: beyond stents and balloons!
29 Sep 2023
Global burden of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the lead cause of mortality for men and women globally. Our world population in 2023 is 8 billion! Of these, around 620 million people are living with heart and circulatory diseases across the world. Each year around 60...

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Elixir Medical completes enrollment in BIOADAPTOR randomized controlled trial of Dynamx Coronary Bioadaptor System
15 Feb 2022
Bentley buys key suppliers and engages employees in planned IPO
24 Apr 2023
Outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation randomized to receive LAA closure or oral anticoagulation: Primary results of the CHAMPION-AF clinical trial
28 Mar 2026
During the first Late-Breaking Trial session of the 2026 ACC Congress held in New Orleans, Saibal Kar, principal investigator of the CHAMPION-AF trial, presented the 3-year results of this groundbreaking study, which were simultaneously published in the NEJM (DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2517213).

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ILUMIEN IV: OPTIMAL PCI - Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Coronary Stent Implantation Compared with Angiography: A Multicenter Randomized Trial in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
29 Aug 2023
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...

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ECMO-CS – Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the therapy of cardiogenic shock: primary results from the multicenter, randomized ECMO-CS trial
07 Nov 2022
Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the ECMO-CS trial, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, and simultaneously published in Circulation.

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Critical reflection on effective life-long learning – interventional cardiologists in pandemic times
17 Dec 2020
Because of the current COVID-19 environment with an exponential development of ‘digital format of postgraduate learning events’, often on the same topics, it seems essential to remember the foundation of effective post graduate learning in the field of medicine, and how we...
Robocath achieves positive results in R-Evolution multicenter European clinical study on robotic coronary angioplasty
18 May 2022
EuroPCR 2021 - Unprecedented global outreach and online interactivity during an innovative livestreamed edition
25 May 2021
Paris, France. 21 May 2021. Since 1989, EuroPCR has constantly pioneered innovative educational tools and formats to help the interventional cardiovascular community effectively share their knowledge, skills and practice. Rising up to the challenge of the pandemic, the 31st annual edition was fundamentally rethought, reshaped and...
REC-CAGEFREE I - Drug-coated balloon angioplasty with rescue stenting versus intended stenting for the treatment of de novo coronary artery lesions
08 Sep 2024
Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on REC-CAGEFREE I, a multicenter, non-inferiority trial presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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The CLEAR SYNERGY (OASIS 9) Trial: A 2x2 factorial randomized controlled trial of colchicine versus placebo and spironolactone versus placebo in patients with myocardial infarction
18 Nov 2024
Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the CLEAR SYNERGY trial presented by Sanjit S Jolly at AHA 2024 in Chicago.

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