In 2002, Alain Cribier revolutionised the field by introducing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) as a complementary technique to surgery. Find out more about his early life and studies.

Balloon entrapment in valvuloplasty can be life-threatening, especially after balloon rupture. Learn about a new technique involving balloon internalisation and safety snares for successful retrieval and sheath upsizing.

Watch this EuroIntervention image to learn how the collision of a TAV device during valve crossing in ViV TAVI can potentially cause instability or dehiscence of the sutureless bioprosthesis, contributing to severe poorly tolerated PVL.

Chiara De Biase provides her take on the FAST III Trial presented by Joost Daemen at ACC.26 in New Orleans. She reviews the comparison between vFFR and FFR, highlighting key findings and their impact on revascularisation strategies.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the PROMISE trial presented by Rocco Antonio Montone at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

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.

Kalaivani Mahadevan and Trisha Singh provide their take on the PROCTOR study presented by Ruben de Winter at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Kalaivani Mahadevan and Fizzah Choudry provide their take on DAPT-SHOCK-MI presented by Zuzana Motovska at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

How do you navigate the complexities of performing TAVI on aortas previously treated for coarctation surgery, while ensuring patient safety through meticulous planning and expert precision? Analyse this image to find out more!

Paris, France, 19−22 May 2026. The EuroPCR Course Directors have selected 3 major late-breaking trials that will be presented for the first time during EuroPCR 2026 and are set to impact practice worldwide. Among them is an individual participant data meta-analysis of 4 randomised controlled trials...

PCR has developed an independent educational framework to facilitate the worldwide training of the next generation of interventional cardiologists in host centres that are renowned for their expertise. This new initiative supports practitioners at all stages of their career – promoting professional growth, geographical mobility and cultural exchange.

Marco Spagnolo and Daniele Giacoppo report the main results of the IVUS-ACS trial presented by Shao-Liang Chen, from the Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, in a Featured Clinical Research session at ACC.24 in Atlanta and simultaneously published in The Lancet.(1)

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...

REDUCE-AMI is a multicentre, registry-based, prospective open-label parallel-group randomised clinical trial evaluating the benefit of beta-blocker treatment in patients with acute MI and an ejection fraction >50% treated with a contemporary reperfusion strategy.

Nicola Ryan and Ali Nazmi Calik provide their take on the results which were presented...

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the results of the PREVENT trial presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

More than ever, Heart Team members rely on advanced imaging to guide procedures and aid in decision-making about patient selection and management. Just as imaging plays a prominent role in the cathlab, so it will be central to this year's EuroPCR content, with a track of specially...

Jonathan Curio provides his take on the PRO-TAVI trial presented by Michiel Voskuil at ACC.26 in New Orleans and simultaneously published in The Lancet.