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,...

Pamela Gatto provides her take on the Intrepid Global Pilot Study which was presented by Renuka Jain at TCT Congress 2022.

In the absence of other arterial access, this step-by-step tutorial shows how to perform anterograde angiography of the arterial axis after removal of the large sheath, making it easier to recognise and rapidly manage vascular complications such as arterial lesions and haemostasis failure.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the BRIGHT-4 study, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, & simultaneously published in the Lancet.

This study was a randomised control trial designed to assess if bivalirudin plus a high dose infusion for 2-4 hours post PPCI was superior to unfractionated...