3697 results for «2016»
3697 results
World Heart Day 2022: Sub-Saharan Africa - the underserved continent when it comes to cardiovascular disease care
29 Sep 2022
The humble and noble ambition of SHARE (Sustain Health development in Africa through Responsible Education) is to identify a favorable environment in sub-Saharan countries where catheter labs can be established.
Recruitment complete in BEVAR study for on-label use of the Bentley BeGraft peripheral PLUS as a bridging stent
10 Mar 2023
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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Amulet IDE: Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage occluder randomised controlled trial
31 Aug 2021
Luigi Biasco reports the best of Dj Lakkireddy (Overland Park, USA)'s presentation of the AMULET IDE trial at the Monday, August 30 Hot Line session of the ESC Congress 2021.
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Routine cerebral embolic protection in transcatheter aortic valve implantation: the British Heart Foundation (BHF) PROTECT-TAVI trial
29 Mar 2025
Aaysha Cader and Ali Nazmi Calik provide their take on the BHF PROTECT-TAVI trial, presented by Rajesh Kharbanda at ACC.25 in Chicago.
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Shockwave Medical study confirms benefit of IVL-first strategy in real-world female patients with complex calcified lesions in late-breaking data presentation at EuroPCR 2025
20 May 2025
OPTION – Indobufen or aspirin on top of clopidogrel after coronary drug-eluting stent implantation
08 Nov 2022
Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on OPTION, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago.
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Successful Stent-less Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusion by Ablation Devices in a Young Adult
04 Nov 2021
View this case with a 38-year-old male with effort angina and chronic total occlusion at the ostial segment of the left anterior descending artery.
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...
Pulmonary artery perforation after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: possible mechanisms and red flags
26 Jun 2023
The present clinical case highlights some anatomical, functional, and devices-related features which may be used as red flag in the LAAO procedure planning due to prevent PA perforation, a rare but serious complication.
Percutaneous aspiration of vegetation to relieve obstruction in surgically repaired mitral valve
16 Jan 2025
This image highlights the challenges of managing infective endocarditis (IE) and explores the potential role of transcatheter extraction devices in addressing unmet needs for patients who cannot undergo surgery.
World Heart Day 2025: the Heart Team beyond the Cathlab
29 Sep 2025
September 29th marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of World Heart Day by the World Heart Federation. This day is dedicated to focusing international attention on cardiovascular disease (CVD), which remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide [1,2]. Today, we highlight the women...
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.
Transfemoral TAVI in the horizontal aorta
12 May 2020
Real-world case report illustrating the benefits of the Portico with FlexNav TAVI system.
Portico with FlexNav TAVI system: enhancing innovative technology to optimize patient outcomes and physician experience
05 May 2020
Real-world case report illustrating the benefits of the Portico with FlexNav TAVI system.
Drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology: A pioneer’s view of the historical evolution and future directions
08 Jan 2025
In this article, Bruno Scheller explores advances in local drug delivery, from drug-coated balloons to novel antiproliferative agents. These innovations aim to reduce restenosis, minimize permanent implants, and pave the way for patient-specific coronary artery disease treatments.
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When transfemoral TAVI is not an option: rethinking alternative access strategies
21 Mar 2026
In this article, Ulrich Schäfer explores the evolving landscape of access strategies in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). While the transfemoral approach remains the gold standard, a significant proportion of patients are not suitable due to peripheral vascular disease or anatomical constraints.
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Mid-term echocardiographic outcomes following transapical mitral valve replacement: Updates from the Intrepid Pilot Study
19 Sep 2022
Pamela Gatto provides her take on the Intrepid Global Pilot Study which was presented by Renuka Jain at TCT Congress 2022.
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The GUIDE-DES Trial - QCA versus IVUS guidance for DES implantation
27 Aug 2023
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.
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FDA approves LimFlow system in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no suitable endovascular or surgical revascularization options
15 Sep 2023