Focused on advanced transcatheter leaflet modification techniques, this session explores indications and patient selection for TAV-in-SAV cases in Asian populations. It details the concepts, procedural setup, and material preparation for transcatheter electrosurgery, with in-depth coverage of BASILICA and UNICORN techniques, including step-by-step guidance, recorded cases, troubleshooting,...

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.

Michele Pighi provides his take on the National Cardiovascular LAAO Registry that analyzed data from 51,333 patients who underwent LAAO procedures with the WATCHMAN device between 2016-2019, as part of the College's NCDR registries.

An elective right coronary artery PCI was scheduled in an 83-year-old gentleman. Due to the presence of severely diffuse and calcified disease, rotational atherectomy was decided, but the burr got entrapped in the severely calcified and tortuous proximal segment of the artery...

Charles Fauvel provides his take on the RELIEVE-HF study outcomes presented by Gregg W. Stone at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty has become a valuable alternative to drug-eluting stents in treating coronary artery disease. To achieve optimal outcomes, proper lesion preparation and techniques to minimise drug loss are crucial.

This article highlights key steps and best practices for performing DCB angioplasty, ensuring effective drug delivery and...

Chiara De Biase provides her take on the results of AQUATIC presented by Martine Gilard at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.