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.

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,...

Explore the evolving landscape of tricuspid transcatheter therapies in this comprehensive session reviewing tricuspid regurgitation etiology, anatomy, and current treatment options. Learn about various transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention devices, their strengths and limitations, and the critical diagnostic and intraprocedural imaging requirements to optimize patient selection and...

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the ECMO-CS trial, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, and simultaneously published in Circulation. 

This manuscript examines Impella single access technique, which provides a case example of the central role social media can play in the introduction of a new interventional approach.

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the results of the RIVER trial, which were presented by Pedro Gabriel Barros E Silva during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.

Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Bioprosthetic Valves According to Valvular Heart Disease Etiology, and Thrombotic and Bleeding Risks: Insights from...

The 2023 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) guidelines were recently presented at the 32nd annual European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection and simultaneously published in the Journal of Hypertension.1 While wide parts of the guidelines do not substantially differ from the previous 2018 European Society...

Vijay Kunadian summarizes the key points of the LBT session of the ESC congress 2021 held on Sunday, 29 August focusing on the Lancet Commission to reduce the global burden of heart disease in women by 2030.

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