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SMT won the Italian National CONSIP 2-Year Tender to Supply Hydra TAVI in All Italian Hospitals

16 Aug 2024

Recruitment complete in BEVAR study for on-label use of the Bentley BeGraft peripheral PLUS as a bridging stent

10 Mar 2023

Foldax secures approval for TRIA Mitral Heart Valve in India

05 Jun 2025

EuroPCR 2025: RESIL-Card achieves a major milestone - The resilience tool is ready for pilot testing!

20 May 2025

Launched in December 2023 by our community through the ‘We CARE Alliance’ and co-funded by the EU4Health work programme, the mission of the RESIL-Card project is to ensure that essential healthcare services for people with cardiovascular (CV) diseases are maintained during crises. Specifically, the project aims to...

The AQUATIC trial: Assessment of quitting versus using aspirin therapy in patients with stabilized coronary artery disease after stenting who require long-term oral anticoagulation

01 Sep 2025

Chiara De Biase provides her take on the results of AQUATIC presented by Martine Gilard at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

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Chiara De Biase

Sensome signs exclusive commercial distribution agreement for clot-sensing guidewire In Japan with Cosmotec

10 Jul 2024

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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Charles Fauvel

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

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

ALL-RISE: A large-scale, global randomized trial of coronary physiology derived from conventional angiography compared with an invasive pressure wire-based approach to guide PCI

28 Mar 2026

Mirvat Al Asnag provides her take on the ALL-RISE randomised trial presented by Ajay J. Kirtane at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

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Mirvat Alasnag

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

Alain G. Cribier

07 Nov 2017

In 2002, Alain Cribier revolutionised the field by introducing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) as a complementary technique to surgery. Find out more about his early life and studies.

Use of advanced coronary techniques in bailout of aortic valvuloplasty balloon entrapment

25 Mar 2025

Balloon entrapment in valvuloplasty can be life-threatening, especially after balloon rupture. Learn about a new technique involving balloon internalisation and safety snares for successful retrieval and sheath upsizing.

ViV challenges in degenerated sutureless bioprosthesis

08 Apr 2025

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.

First-in-human experience with EasyCross: a novel catheter for a safe and correct aortic valve crossing

14 Jun 2024

This EIJ image highlights a new device designed to enhance the safety and efficiency of ViV TAVI procedures, particularly TAV-in-TAV, by reducing attempts to cross the valve and preventing guidewire misnavigation, thereby minimizing complications and procedure time.

Simplified dual-indeflator approach for bioprosthetic valve fracture

02 Sep 2024

The standard BVF procedure involves multiple quick maneuvers. Simplifying the setup, minimizing operator actions, and shortening rapid pacing could reduce associated risks. Find out how!

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Karim Ratib

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Andrija Matetic

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Khaled Elsayed

SMT launches Hydra Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) system in Mexico, expanding global reach

20 Dec 2024

Evidence base: A description of the key, so far published, studies in the space of drug coated balloons

23 Jan 2025

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.

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Hector Garcia-Garcia

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Jorge Sanz-Sanchez

Vascular robotics: Robocath unveils survey findings on users’ current expectations and future developments

15 May 2024

FFR or 3d-quantitative coronary angiography-based vessel-FFR guided revascularisation – The FAST III trial

28 Mar 2026

Chiara De Biase provides her take on the FAST III Trial presented by Joost Daemen at ACC.26 in New Orleans. She reviews the comparison between vFFR and FFR, highlighting key findings and their impact on revascularisation strategies.

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Chiara De Biase