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Transcatheter options for degenerated surgical aortic valves - LIVE case
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08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
A 77-year-old male with a history of SAVR in 2011 (Magna Ease 23) and moderate chronic kidney disease, with preservedLV function, presented with symptomatic severe aortic regurgitation and stenosis, associated with severe MR.
A Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia 23 valve was implanted under local anesthesia, with hemodynamic...
Imaging-guided left main PCI - LIVE case
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17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 53-year-old male with a history of advanced malignancy (lung adenoma) and mid LAD PCI last year, along with multiple risk factors (hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smoking), presented with angina and a positive stress test and CT. The angiography and CT showed significant left main stenosis...
Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement - LIVE case
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15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
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...
Advanced mitral TEER - LIVE case
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24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Join us for a LIVE case followed by a recorded case highlighting advanced treatments for severe secondary mitral regurgitation:
- A 75-year-old man with permanent AF, a history of CABG, and symptomatic severe secondary MR (atrial and ischemic causes) with low LV function (45%) underwent mitral repair with...
Transcatheter management of failed THV - LIVE case
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09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
An 84-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, frailty (5/6), preserved LV function, and aortic stenosis previously treated with CoreValve 26 mm in 2016, presented with symptomatic degenerative stenosis of the valve.
A Sapien 3 (23 mm) was implanted without predilatation but with post-dilatation under general anaesthesia, using cerebral...
IDEAL-LM: A randomized trial of a bioabsorbable polymer DES with 4-month DAPT vs. a durable polymer DES with 12-month DAPT in patients with left main coronary artery disease
27 Sep 2019
At TCT 2019 in San Francisco - USA, Robert-Jan Van Geuns presented the results of the IDEAL-LM trial. Read the analysis by Christopher Cook.
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Distal radial approach to reaccess and recanalize the occluded radial artery
30 Apr 2021
A 56-year-old man was re-admitted with chest pain. He had been hospitalized 2 weeks before because of MI, was suffering from metastatic carcinoma with recurrent PTE, and was on long-term subcutaneous heparin...
RIPCORD 2: does routine pressure wire assessment influence management strategy of coronary angiography for diagnosis of chest pain?
29 Aug 2021
Nicola Ryan presents a synthesis of this study which compares FFR-guided assessment of patients with chest pain with angiographic guidance alone, and which was presented by Nicholas Curzen (Southampton, USA) during the ESC Congress 2021.
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Surgical left atrial appendage occlusion in VHD without AF: OPINION Trial
03 Sep 2025
Alex Sticchi provides his take on the results of the OPINION trial presented by Yang Wang at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.
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3-year Efficacy Outcomes From the Spyral Htn-on Med Pilot Study: Long Term Effect of Renal Denervation On Blood Pressure Reduction in Patients on Antihypertension Medications
22 Mar 2022
Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the long-term results of the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial which demonstrated the durable efficacy and safety of RDN in patients who are already on one to three antihypertensive drugs.
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INFINITY-SWEDEHEART - Percutaneous coronary intervention with a bioadaptor compared to a contemporary drug eluting stent- one year primary outcomes
03 Sep 2024
Daniele Giacoppo provides his take on the main results of the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART trial presented by David Erlinge at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.
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SURTAVI: five-year results from a randomized trial of TAVR vs. SAVR in patients at intermediate surgical risk
07 Nov 2021
Although TAVI is an accepted alternative to surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high surgical risk, less is known about long-term comparative outcomes among patients with aortic stenosis who are at intermediate surgical risk. P. Redaelli & M. Pighi review the SURTAVI trial...
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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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Future directions of drug-coated balloon angioplasty
06 Feb 2025
Fernando Alfonso and Javier Cuesta discuss the growing role of drug-coated balloons as an alternative to stents in percutaneous coronary interventions. Highlighting advantages like reduced in-stent restenosis, they emphasize the need for robust clinical studies to refine DCB use.
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Summary and take home messages of the late-breaking clinical trials presented during #TCTConnect 2020
19 Oct 2020
Vijay Kunadian provides a summary of the coronary & structural late-breaking studies presented during TCT Connect 2020 and shares some take-home messages. See how these studies might influence your daily practice!
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