The world is facing unprecedented challenges as a result of a bug called COVID-19 (Sars-CoV-2) that has literally gone “viral” across the globe affecting >250K individuals in 183/195 countries, claiming >10,000 lives in a short period of time (as of 15:00 20/3/2020). 

At TCT Connect 2020, Late-Breaking Trial Session II, the primary results of the Safety and Efficacy Comparison of Two TAVI Systems in a Prospective Randomized Evaluation (SCOPE) 2 trial were presented and simultaneously published in Circulation. Daniele Giacoppo provides a summary of the trial.

PCR is proud to announce the launch of a new educational workshop for TAVI practitioners, taking place on 21-22 March 2020 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. With the practice of TAVI rapidly emerging in Latin America, this initiative responds to the need for high-quality education in order to...

Watch this Investigator Interview to learn more on contract reduction, why contrast usage is important and why we need it in clinical practice.

Speaker: Javier Escaned

This interview supported by Philips was filmed at PCR e-Course 2020 : see more videos here…

Watch this session if you want to learn from experts the complexity of HBR patients, to discover newest data on DAPT in this population and to get a first-hand update on upcoming major development in DAPT for HBR patients.

Speaker: Davide Capodanno

This interview supported by Terumo was...

Watch this video with Joao Cavalcante and Nicolas Van Mieghem discussing the contemporary imaging modalities used for planning and guidance of transcatheter mitral valve interventions to better understand the importance of imaging in TVMR.

This interview supported by Pie Medical Imaging was filmed at PCR Valves e-Course 2020...

Access this discussion between Jeffrey Popma and Didier Tchétché picturing the importance of the SMART trial explaining why now is the time for such trial and detailing the its design and objectives.

This interview supported by Medtronic was filmed at PCR Valves e-Course 2020: see more videos here…

Watch this session with Christian Hengstenberg, Mika Laine & Stefan Toggweiler to learn more which variable need to be take into account for improving efficiency in TAVI by implementing an early discharge program.

This interview supported by Boston Scientific was filmed at PCR Valves e-Course 2020 : see more...

Watch this presentation from Victoria Delgado explaining the use of multimodality imaging in the diagnostic of the patient and listing the new innovative features you can expect in Fusion imaging.

This interview supported by GE Healthcare was filmed at PCR Valves e-Course 2020: see more videos here…

Watch this video if you want to learn about long-term data demonstrating the safety and efficacy of renal denervation in various patient subgroups, including those with chronic kidney disease.

Speaker: Pedro De Araujo Goncalves

This interview supported by Medtronic was filmed at PCR e-Course 2020 : see more...

Watch this interview on the experience of the Robotic PCI using the Corindus robot system in the GE Healthcare IGS 5 environment.

Speaker: Jean Fajadet

This interview supported by GE Healthcare was filmed at PCR e-Course 2020 : see more videos here…

Watch this video if you want to learn why POT is important in bifurcation PCI & how to perform it correctly and to review the pitfalls of POT and how to avoid them.

Speakers: Goran Stankovic, Jens Flensted Lassen

This interview supported by Medtronic was filmed at PCR...

Watch this session if you want to assess the role of ultrathin DES in bifurcation treatment, to experience innovation in practice and to learn techniques for optimising outcomes in complex bifurcations.

Speakers: Hsien-Li Kao, Johan Bennett, Mathias Christoph Brandt

This interview supported by Biotronik was filmed at PCR...

Watch this session if you want to learn about patient identification tools in various geographies to identify candidates for renal denervation and how these tools are implemented in clinical practice.

Speakers: Flavio Luciano Ribichini, Tzung-Dau Wang

This interview supported by Medtronic was filmed at PCR e-Course 2020 :...

Reported from ESC Congress 2020 - Principal Investigator Renato Lopes (Durham, USA) discusses with Luis Ortega-Paz the results of the BRACE CORONA trial revealing that temporarily suspending use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) did not show clinical benefit in patients hospitalized with mild...

Reported from ESC Congress 2020 - Mirvat Al Asnag interviews Anna Sonia Petronio (Pisa, Italy) on the results of POPULAR TAVI which showed that in patients not taking oral anticoagulation, aspirin alone compared with aspirin plus clopidogrel following TAVI significantly reduced bleeding rates and did not increase thromboembolic events.

The PASCAL platform, comprising the PASCAL and PASCAL Ace implants, received its CE mark for TR in May 2020 and has been shown to be an effective and safe treatment option for patients with TR.3,4,6 Professor Jörg Hausleiter and Dr Mirjam Wild now describe their single-centre experience...

A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO since January 2020. The rapid, exponential, increase in confirmed cases makes prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) extremely critical. Although clinical manifestations of...

Watch this Investigator Interview if you want to understand the challenges of treating eccentric calcium, to learn about the initial IVL clinical experience in eccentric calcium and to realise best practices when treating eccentric calcium with IVL

Speaker: Holger Nef

This interview supported by Shockwave Medical was filmed at...

Watch this video to understand the importance of high bleeding risk, the safety and efficacy of polymer-free BA9-coated coronary stents and the impact of a new thin strut CoCr stent platform on clinical outcomes.

Speakers: Keith Oldroyd, Philip Urban, Franz Eberli

This interview supported by Biosensors Europe SA ...