Explore advanced techniques and strategic approaches in chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions, including novel methods for severely calcified lesions, bifurcation management, and complex anatomies such as right main CTOs. The session highlights epicardial collateral navigation, device synergy for calcified coronary disease, indigenous perforation techniques, and ultra-low...

This session addresses the challenges of calcium modification and atherectomy in complex coronary interventions. It features case studies on stent deformation, advanced calcium modification strategies including orbital and laser atherectomy, imaging-guided approaches, and management of complications such as stent dislodgement, offering comprehensive insights into contemporary techniques...

This session provides an in-depth look at acute stroke interventions from a vascular and interventional cardiology perspective. It covers cerebral vascular anatomy relevant to stroke, various mechanical thrombectomy techniques, and the expanding role of interventional cardiologists in acute stroke management, illustrated through case presentations.

Luis Ortega-Paz provides a summary of the key messages from the COMPARE CRUSH trial. He also discusses the main findings and recommendations in clinical practice with Georgios Vlachojannis who presented the results during TCT Connect 2020. 

Luis Ortega provides his take on the SEISMIC-HF I study presented by Liviu Klein at AHA 2024, in Chicago.

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the ECMO-CS trial, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, and simultaneously published in Circulation. 

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the PRE18FFIR trial: Prediction of recurrent events with 18F-Sodium Fluoride to identify ruptured and high-risk coronary artery plaques in patients with myocardial infarction.

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on UNIVERSAL randomized clinical trial, which questioned whether routine ultrasonography guidance for CFA access for cardiac procedures reduces bleeding or vascular complications. This trial was presented by Sanjit S. Jolly during TCT 2022.

The 2023 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) guidelines were recently presented at the 32nd annual European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection and simultaneously published in the Journal of Hypertension.1 While wide parts of the guidelines do not substantially differ from the previous 2018 European Society...

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

Daniele Giacoppo reports and provides his perspective on the main results of the ambitious NEOMINDSET trial, presented by Pedro Lemos from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil, during a Late Breaking Trials session at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid, and simultaneously published in the New...