This session addresses the challenges of managing difficult coronary anatomy in STEMI patients through a series of complex case studies. Topics include management of aneurysms, rare aorto-ostial lesions, thrombosis interplay, PPCI in dextrocardia situs inversus, and hybrid PCI approaches for multifaceted coronary issues.

This session focuses on right-sided heart valve interventions, particularly targeting tricuspid valve disease. Topics include clinical outcomes in atrial functional tricuspid regurgitation, management in the context of left-sided valvular disease, treatment approaches for tricuspid valve endocarditis, and advances in transcatheter therapies and device placements.

This session covers intricate complications involving the left main coronary artery (LMCA), highlighting cases of catheter-induced dissections, challenges in chronic total occlusion (CTO) PCI, and rare scenarios such as stent entrapment and complex re-interventions. Emphasis is placed on the critical utility of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and...

This session addresses key controversies and discussions in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), including the role of invasive coronary angiography prior to TAVI, use of cangrelor during combined TAVI and high-risk PCI, and discrepancies in aortic valve stenosis assessment methods. Additional topics cover operator models, valve...

Elad Asher reviews the EROSION III trial, presented by Haibo Jia, which studied whether OCT guidance compared with angiographic guidance only is associated with lower stent rate implantation during pPCI in STEMI patients with non-obstructive stenosis.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the BEST trial which was presented by Jung-Min Ahn at TCT 2022.

It is a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial comparing PCI with second-generation everolimus-eluting stents and CABG in patients with non-left main multivessel coronary artery disease. At two-year follow-up PCI was shown...

Pierre Deharo and Giuseppe Di Gioia provide their take on this analysis of the 5 years incidence, outcomes and predictors of hemodynamic SVD in patients undergoing TAVI and surgery from the Corevalve US Pivotal and SURTAVI trials.

Ali Nazmi Calik provides a summary and key take-aways and infographics of 9 major trials of interest to interventional cardiologists presented at ACC.21

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the 10-year follow-up of the HOST-EXAM, which was presented by Hyo-Soo Kim at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

Kalaivani Mahadevan provides an in-depth analysis of the ORBITA-CTO trial: a first-ever randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial evaluating CTO PCI in stable angina patients.
She also interviewed principal investigators Sarosh Khan and John Davies following the LBCT Scientific Session at ACC.26 in New Orleans and simultaneous publication in...