This session examines the clinical evidence and experiential insights regarding the MagicTouch sirolimus-coated balloon (SCB) for treating coronary and peripheral artery disease. It reviews long-term comparative data versus paclitaxel-coated balloons, application techniques, integration into current practices, and findings from major trials such as SIRONA and SIMPLE-DM,...

This session offers a critical appraisal of angiography-based physiology, with a focus on virtual fractional flow reserve (vFFR) technology. It reviews the latest clinical evidence, including insights from the FAST study programme and the FAST III randomised controlled trial. Gain a clear understanding of current guideline...

Explore the transformative role of 4D intracardiac echocardiography in guiding tricuspid edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and valve replacement for tricuspid regurgitation. This session highlights how real-time, high-resolution imaging enhances procedural efficiency and safety, reducing reliance on general anesthesia and shortening procedure times compared to traditional imaging modalities.

This session elucidates the role of non-invasive coronary CT and angiography-derived physiology in guiding lesion selection for drug-eluting balloon PCI. It emphasises integrating anatomical and physiological data to refine lesion preparation, strategy, and validation beyond angiography, and identifies scenarios where DEB PCI may not be optimal,...

Focused on advancing complex PCI, this session explores strategies to minimise metal use through advanced sirolimus technologies and drug-coated balloon (DCB) therapies. It highlights the biological and pharmacokinetic characteristics of DCBs, key device design considerations, and practical approaches to less-metal PCI. Clinical cases illustrate challenges such...

This session delves into the cutting-edge integration of 3D coronary imaging and calcium modification techniques in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Participants will understand how 3DStent visualization enhances PCI optimization beyond conventional angiography, learn to characterize coronary calcification pre-PCI using advanced imaging tools, and incorporate practical workflows...

This EuroPCR 2026 session presents a contemporary workflow for Class IA PCI, focusing on how coronary physiology can be used to better understand disease patterns and guide procedural strategy in complex interventions.

It explores the role of physiological assessment in refining decision-making, alongside new co- and tri-registration...

An 82-year-old male with a history of STEMI in 2013, stroke in 2018, cancer, and permanent AF, presented with acute heart failure with predominant right-side failure. Severe tricuspid regurgitation was identified.
The operators implanted an Evoque valve percutaneously under TEE guidance and general anaesthesia via the venous...

Embolised device complications

Stent loss and embolisation although infrequent (<1% of PCI) since factory crimping was introduced has not been eliminated entirely. Retrieval techniques are technically challenging and evidence for their success is limited to case reports and case series from experienced operators. The key principle for retrieval...

How would you treat this 54-year-old man with hypertension and non-insulin dependent diabetes who presents with severe erectile dysfunction since 2018?

Help the EAPCI understand the impact of the pandemic: how hospitals and personnel are adapting, how interventional practice has been affected, key protective measures...

Discover the story and illustrations of the Course that has grown from a few dozen participants in 1989 to over 11,000!

There are many interesting articles about the use of social media by healthcare professionals, many of them published in academic journals. If you have interesting content to add to this section, please let us know!

Struggling to keep up with the mass of scientific information in interventional cardiology? On this page you will find a selection of recent articles published in major journals in the field - use it to guide your reading!

We are delighted to announce that AsiaIntervention has been accepted for indexing in PubMed Central and PubMed.

Who better to recount its history than the inaugural President of the Euro4C Group? Additionally, insights are provided by the Chairman of PCR, the former EAPCI President, and a pivotal member of the editorial team.

Consult the references associated to the clinical research and case reports in coronary lost scaffold complications.

Stent loss occurring in certain parts of the cerebral/carotid arteries can lead to acute ischaemic events due to thromboembolic occlusion. Discover the three new clinical cases that explains how to manage these complications!

Eugene Braunwald, whose work reshaped cardiovascular medicine into the rigorous, evidence-based discipline we know today, leaves behind an extraordinary scientific legacy. He transformed how we think about the heart: not just as an organ to observe, but as a system to understand, measure, and treat through...