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CTO techniques and strategies
11 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
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...
Retrievals, foreign bodies and entrapments
11 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session addresses the complexities of retrievals, foreign bodies, and entrapments in interventional cardiology. It presents clinical cases illustrating percutaneous retrieval techniques, management of catheter fractures, iatrogenic dissections, and innovative solutions for challenging scenarios. Emphasis is placed on precision, prevention strategies, and effective problem-solving to mitigate...
The use of adjunct devices in complex PCI
11 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session offers comprehensive education on the use of adjunct devices in complex PCI, focusing on different microcatheter designs and their optimal handling. It includes case-based illustrations demonstrating microcatheter applications, guidance on utilizing pre-shaped angled microcatheters in difficult anatomies, and the pivotal role of extension guide...
Unusual presentations and diagnostic dilemmas
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session addresses unusual clinical presentations and diagnostic challenges encountered in cardiology practice. It features diverse cases including trauma-induced adrenal injury, acute chest pain in young patients, complex bifurcation stenting techniques, and intramural hematoma management, highlighting the importance of comprehensive evaluation and tailored interventional strategies.
Innovative imaging and guidance techniques
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session delves into innovative imaging and guidance techniques essential for managing complex coronary interventions. It encompasses challenging scenarios such as spontaneous coronary artery dissection, imaging-guided PCI fine-tuning complications, ruptured sinuses, and complex PCI in elderly patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. The session also addresses...
DCB in diffuse disease and small vessels: LIVE Educational Case from National University Heart Centre - Singapore
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This educational session focuses on the application of drug-coated balloons (DCB) in the management of diffuse coronary disease and small vessel pathology. It guides clinicians in identifying suitable lesion subsets, optimizing lesion preparation using advanced imaging and physiological assessments, and determining the appropriate timing to transition...
Nightmare in cathlab
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session provides comprehensive guidance on managing complications encountered in the catheterization laboratory. It covers practical approaches to a range of procedural complications, strategies to prevent vascular site issues in emergency situations, and essential tips for managing coronary perforations, aneurysms, and complications during vessel preparation. The...
Expanding horizons in coronary calcified lesion management with intravascular lithotripsy
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session highlights advancements in managing coronary calcified lesions through intravascular lithotripsy using the Shockwave system. It discusses the unique mechanism of action for different calcium morphologies, reviews the latest clinical data, and addresses complex scenarios including diffuse lesions and challenging nodular or eccentric calcium deposits,...
New insights into mechanical circulatory support: Impella in CGS and protected PCI
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session provides in-depth insights into the evolving role of mechanical circulatory support, focusing on the use of Impella devices in cardiogenic shock (CGS) and protected high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Attendees will gain knowledge on patient selection criteria, the impact of the DanGer trial and...
Coronary interventions: access, devices and outcomes
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session delves into the latest developments in coronary interventions, highlighting advances in vascular access techniques, innovative devices, and clinical outcomes. Topics include endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction in restenosis, the efficacy of distal radial artery (DRA) puncture and sheathless catheters in underserved areas, the use of...
NSTEMI, complex ACS and anatomy
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session focuses on complex cases involving non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), acute coronary syndromes (ACS), and challenging coronary anatomy. It presents unique clinical scenarios such as pediatric rescue PCI, management of significant distal lesions with proximal PCI, anatomical variations complicating interventions, mixed cardiovascular disease management,...
Valve-in-valve in degenerated surgical bioprothesis mitral valve - LIVE Case
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
A 78-year-old male with a history of rheumatic disease underwent surgical mitral valve replacement (Perimount Magna 25), surgical aortic valve replacement (Perimount Magna), and CABG (LIMA–LAD) in 2010. He presented with symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation and normal LV function.
He was treated with implantation of a 26...
Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair - LIVE Case
29 Sep 2025 – From PCR Gulf Valves 2025
A 65-year-old female with a history of atrial fibrillation, LAD PCI (2016), ICD implantation (2016), stroke, and insulin-dependent DM, presented with symptomatic severe secondary mitral regurgitation and poor left ventricular function (LVEF 20%). A single MitraClip was implanted under general anesthesia and TEE guidance.
LIVE Educational Case...
Full functional evaluation, low contrast OCT and orbital atherectomy in complex PCI
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session integrates functional testing, low contrast optical coherence tomography (OCT), and orbital atherectomy techniques in managing complex PCI cases. It covers indications, procedural safety, and practical applications through detailed case studies, highlighting advanced imaging and atherectomy strategies to address calcified coronary lesions with minimal contrast...
Device-related complications and innovative solutions
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
Examine a comprehensive overview of device-related complications encountered during interventional cardiology procedures and the innovative solutions designed to overcome these challenges. This session features diverse case studies including stent dislodgement, aorto-ostial calcified vessel interventions, balloon entrapment, and rare anatomical fistula closures, illustrating practical management strategies.
Best Clinical Cases of AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session showcases the best clinical cases from AICT-AsiaPCR 2025, highlighting complex scenarios such as post-trauma ST-elevations, transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexities, CTO-PCI in high-bleeding-risk patients, and challenging device retrievals. It emphasizes clinical decision-making and innovative interventional techniques in diverse cardiac pathologies.
Does metallic stent ablation by rotational atherectomy influence on the coronary microcirculation?
09 Jul 2019
An 80-year-old man underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with a bare-metal stent for severe stenosis at proximal left anterior descending coronary artery 13 years ago. In-stent restenosis was treated by a drug-eluting stent 1 year later...
BIOFLOW DAPT - Biodegradable-polymer or durable-polymer stents in patients at high bleeding risk: A randomized, open-label clinical trial
26 Aug 2023
Nicola Ryan reports on the BIOFLOW DAPT trial results presented during the ESC 2023 Congress in Amsterdam by Marco Valgimigli and published in Circulation.
BIOFLOW-DAPT is an open-label randomised trial comparing the safety and efficacy of a biodegradable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stent with a durable-polymer zotarolimus-eluting stent in high-bleeding risk patients...
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