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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

News regarding the SIRONA Randomized Trial

10 Feb 2022

Simultaneous aortography and left ventriculography for transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in patients with a stentless bioprosthetic aortic valve

16 Dec 2022

Thanks to this image in cardiology, watch how an 82-year-old female patient underwent transcatheter ViV implantation for symptomatic severe SVD of the stentless pericardial bioprosthesis that had been implanted 4 years ago.

Interventional closure of LVOT to LA shunt after aortic valve replacement

30 Jun 2023

Watch the case of a 79-year-old male patient admitted to hospital with progressive dyspnea in NYHA functional class III-IV and signs of fluid overload, who presented a subannular perforation of LVOT in the region of fibrous aortomitral continuity, and find out how he was treated.

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Impella percutaneous ventricular assist device malrotation in social media: a call to action

20 Apr 2023

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. 

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Alessandro Beneduce

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Luca Baldetti

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Anna Mara Scandroglio

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Mamas Mamas

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Alaide Chieffo

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

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.

EuroPCR 2024: Primary outcomes from PINNACLE I clinical trial establish safety and effectiveness of Elixir Medical’s Hertz Contact Intravascular Lithotripsy System for calcium fragmentation in moderate to severe calcified coronary artery lesions

16 May 2024

First-in-human data for Sensome clot-sensing guidewire used in ischemic stroke treatment demonstrate ability to automate clot characterization with no safety issues

05 Jun 2024

Extended clopidogrel monotherapy versus DAPT in high-risk patients: The OPT-BIRISK trial

29 Aug 2023

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.

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Nicola Ryan

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.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with systolic heart failure and moderate aortic stenosis (TAVR UNLOAD)

28 Oct 2024

Mirvat Alasnag interviews Nicolas M. Van Mieghem about the results of the TAVR UNLOAD trial he presented at the TCT Conference 2024.

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Mirvat Alasnag

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Nicolas Van Mieghem

Crossing the aortic valve

24 Nov 2017

Discover all the tips and tricks for crossing the aortic valve...

Improving Heart Function (iHF): Driving trans-disciplinary innovation in heart failure care

25 Aug 2025

Improving Heart Function (iHF) is a scientific and educational initiative which aims to address the complexity of heart failure care with a trans-disciplinary vision and high-level clinical resources.

TRISCEND II trial: Randomized comparison of transcatheter valve replacement vs. optimal medical therapy for severe tricuspid regurgitation

04 Nov 2024

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the results of the TRISCEND II trial presented by Susheel K. Kodali and Suzanne V. Arnold at TCT 2024 in Washington.

Also watch the interview with Susheel K. Kodali

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Alessandro Sticchi

TAILORED-CHIP: Tailored antiplatelet therapy for complex high-risk PCI

29 Aug 2025

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the results of TAILORED-CHIP presented by Duk-Woo Park at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

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Nicola Ryan

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

Sensome announces data from two new studies showing clot-sensing guidewire successfully identifies fresh clot to support decision-making in peripheral artery disease treatment

13 Dec 2024