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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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PCRonline @ ACC 2022 Scientific Sessions
29 Mar 2022
Live updates on a selection of major Late Breaking Clinical Trials of interest in interventional cardiology presented at the American College of Cardiology 2022 Scientific Sessions #ACC22.

Bentley launches the BeBack crossing catheter
26 Jan 2023

PCRonline @ ACC.23/WCC Scientific Sessions
23 Feb 2023
Live updates on a selection of major Late Breaking Clinical Trials of interest in interventional cardiology presented at the American College of Cardiology / World Heart Federation 2023 Scientific Sessions #ACC23 #WCCardio.

PCI for in-stent restenosis complicated by neoatherosclerosis dissection
30 Apr 2024
Did you know that neoatherosclerosis (in the context of in-stent restenosis (ISR)) can suffer dissection, just like any native coronary artery, when balloon dilatation is performed?

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A review of the 2024 ESC Guidelines on elevated blood pressure and hypertension
13 Nov 2024
Lucas Lauder and Felix Mahfoud provide a summary of the ESC Guidelines on elevated blood pressure and hypertension presented by John William McEvoy and Rhian Touyz at ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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Bentley launched its first product in the United States
18 May 2023

Taming of the Hydra – percutaneous coronary intervention of a single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva
20 Sep 2021
A single coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva with absent left main stem is an extremely rare coronary artery anomaly. Herein, a case of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to a high grade proximal left anterior descending (LAD) stenosis of an anomalous single coronary...

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The PCR-EAPCI Textbook is pleased to announce a new Editor-in-Chief!
22 May 2025
A formal handover took place on Wednesday, 21 May, in Paris during EuroPCR 2025, marking the transition from Stephan Windecker, former Editor-in-Chief, to Robert Byrne, who now assumes the role as the newly appointed Editor-in-Chief of this leading educational resource for interventional cardiologists.

TRIA™ polymer surgical valves surpass 200 patient life years
16 Apr 2024

Case report: Renal denervation using ultrasound energy (uRDN)
23 Oct 2024
In this case report, we examine an advanced technique for renal denervation (RDN)—ultrasound energy—employed to manage severe hypertension in patients with complex medical histories.

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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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Editorial: Hypertension and Renal Denervation
20 Sep 2024
Hypertension is the number one cause of years of life lost, and, perhaps more importantly, years of healthy living lost. It causes at least half of all heart attacks and strokes and is the major driver of heart failure.

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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.

CHOICE-CLOSURE: a randomized trial of plug-based versus suture-based large-bore vascular closure
06 Nov 2021
TCT 2021: Radoslaw Parma reviews the CHOICE-CLOSURE multicentre, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial presented by Mohamed Abdel-Wahab. The study compared outcomes of percutaneous femoral artery closure using a plug-based and a primary suture-based strategy in patients undergoing TAVI.

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Comparison of puncture success rate between distal radial access and transradial access in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (DRAMI)
07 Nov 2024
Aaysha Cader provides her take on the DRAMI trial presented by Jun-Won Lee at TCT 2024 in Washington.

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ViV challenges in degenerated sutureless bioprosthesis
08 Apr 2025
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.

FABOLUS FASTER Trial Review: Cangrelor, Tirofiban and Chewed or Standard Prasugrel Regimens in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
03 Jul 2020
The investigator sought to determine the acute pharmacodynamic effects of cangrelor, tirofiban or prasugrel, as integral or chewed tablets, in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.

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Critical reflection on effective life-long learning – interventional cardiologists in pandemic times
17 Dec 2020
Because of the current COVID-19 environment with an exponential development of ‘digital format of postgraduate learning events’, often on the same topics, it seems essential to remember the foundation of effective post graduate learning in the field of medicine, and how we...

Early intra-aortic balloon pump in heart failure complicated by cardiogenic shock: The Altshock-2 randomized clinical trial
31 Mar 2025
Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the Altshock-2 randomized clinical trial which was presented by Alice Sacco at ACC.25 in Chicago.

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