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How to choose a snare and how to create a snare in complex PCI scenarios

19 Dec 2023

Complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures are dramatically increasing in daily practice. Calcified coronary artery lesions and hostile cardiac anatomy may increase the risk of device dislodgment and/or malposition. In such situations, the use of a snare catheter is pivotal to retrieve and/or reposition the device.

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Andrea Buono

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Damiano Regazzoli

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Diego Maffeo

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Gabriele Gasparini

SEISMIC-HF I - Exploring non-invasive methods for monitoring intracardiac filling pressures

16 Nov 2024

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

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Luis Ortega-Paz

Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm expansion managed through subcutaneous fat embolization

06 Apr 2021

Femoral artery pseudoaneurysm is a known complication following cardiac catheterization. Rarely, expansion of the pseudoaneurysm can occur and is often catastrophic. We describe a unique method employed by our centre to deal with such a complication.

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Raja Ezman Raja

Giant right coronary artery aneurysm unmasked in the setting of STEMI: killing two birds with one stone

09 Apr 2021

Consult this Twitter case from Ricardo Sanz: an 80-year-old man presenting with inferior STEMI, primary PCI being complicated by the presence of a giant coronary aneurysm in the RCA that hindered the advancement of wires and material towards a small and hidden entry point. Creative off-label...

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Ricardo Sanz-Ruiz

Repair of iatrogenic perforation of a pulmonary artery side branch with Micro Vascular Plug System

04 Dec 2022

Pulmonary artery rupture during right catheterization is a serious complication that needs to be solved urgently. The patient can be stabilized by tamponade of the pulmonary artery with the catheter balloon tip, as demonstrated in this image in cardiology.

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MedAlliance SELUTION SLR Receives Second FDA IDE Approval

09 Aug 2022

Percutaneous or surgical management of post-infarction ventricular septal defects: The United Kingdom National Registry

17 Sep 2022

Elad Asher provides his take on the UK National Registry which was presented at the TCT congress 2022 by Joel Peter Giblett on behalf of the UK PIVSD investigators.

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Elad Asher

First US Patient Enrolled in SELUTION SLR IDE Peripheral Study

22 Aug 2022

First Patient Enrolled in SELUTION SLR IDE BTK Study

08 Jun 2022

iFR-SWEDEHEART: iFR vs FFR-Guided Coronary Revascularisation

04 Nov 2021

Nicola Ryan reviews the iFR Swedeheart multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial using the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry (SCAAR) for enrolment randomisation and follow up. At one year follow up iFR guided revascularisation was shown to be non-inferior to FFR guided revascularisation, these results...

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Nicola Ryan

SWISS-APERO: a randomized trial of the amulet versus watchman FLX devices for left atrial appendage closure

04 Nov 2021

The SWISS-APERO is a prospective, investigator-initiated, randomized, multi-center, and clinical trial designed to compare the Amulet and Watchman (2.5 and FLX) devices in a head-to-head fashion.

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Francesco Costa

GUIDE-HF: can continuous pulmonary artery pressure monitoring improve heart failure management?

09 Nov 2021

The main goal of the randomized GUIDE-HF trial was to assess the ability of continuous PAP monitoring to improve outcomes in patients with heart failure NYHA class II-IV and a HF hospitalization within previous 12 months or elevated BNP/NT-proBNP. 

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Dejan Milasinovic

Catalysing a more equitable workforce in medicine – Women as One - EuroPCR 2022

19 May 2022

Founded in 2019 by Marie-Claude Morice and Roxana Mehran, the mission of Women as One is to promote talent in medicine by providing unique professional opportunities to women physicians. 

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Marie-Claude Morice

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Roxana Mehran

We CARE about hearts - EuroPCR 2022

19 May 2022

The aims of We CARE are to rebuild patient confidence and help stakeholders provide effective and timely cardiac care through knowledge, education and training.

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Christoph Naber

MedAlliance’s SELUTION SLR™ drug-eluting balloon (DEB) receives FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval, making it the first limus DEB to be available to US patients

26 May 2022

Singapore approves novel Hydra TAVI system

28 Oct 2024

NOTION-3 - Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

01 Sep 2024

Make the most of the insights from Jacob Thomsen Loenborg’s interview with Chiara De Biase and Ali Nazmi Calik’s article to capture the key takeaways from this trial, simultaneously published in the NEJM, presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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Chiara De Biase

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Jacob Lønborg

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Ali Nazmi Calik

Dapagliflozin in acute myocardial infarction: Cardiometabolic benefits without impact on cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization: The jury is still out

14 Nov 2023

Luis Ortega Paz provides his take on DAPA-MI - A registry-based randomized trial of dapagliflozin in patient with acute myocardial infarction without diabetes, which was presented by Stefan James at AHA 2023 in Philadelphia.

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Luis Ortega-Paz

Why hypertension is a major unresolved problem

02 Oct 2024

Explore the global challenge of hypertension, affecting one in three adults, and the strategies for screening, diagnosis, and management, including lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy, and device-based treatments, as outlined by Sofie Brouwers.

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Sofie Brouwers