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Calcified left main bifurcation PCI: how to evaluate and how best to treat - LIVE case
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
A 62-year-old male with hormonal treatment (metastatic prostate carcinoma) presents an exertion angina due to an MVD: severe calcified stenoses of distal left main (medina 1-1-1), mid LAD and prox CX.
Watch how the operators prepare LAD and CX lesions with Rotablator (Burrs: 1.25 + 1.75) then...
Calcification clinical cases
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
Learn more about transcatheter lithotripsy for aortic subvalvar calcification or LIMA and left anterior descending perforation in this session dedicated to calcification which includes 5 different clinical cases.
How should I treat a patient with bifurcation coronary disease - A patient's journey
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
Consider the case of a 66-year-old male patient with no previous cardiac history, but HTN for 20 years, presenting after a successfully thrombolysed inferior STEMI within the 12 hours, no other immediately obvious risk factor for IHD, good baseline functional capacity and normal bio-profile, and compare...
Transcatheter dilatation of aorta coarctation in a 5-month-old baby - LIVE case
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
A 5-month-old baby girl with hypoplastic left heart syndrome was born at term (3 Kg) with associated large ASD secundum. A surgical repaired aortic arch with ASD and PDA closing was performed at 2 weeks old. At 5 months, she presented a re-coarctation of the aorta (65...
How should I treat a patient with STEMI - A patient's journey
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
The case presented in this session is that of a 39-year-old mother and housewife, diabetic for 5 years, who was transferred to the hub for primary PCI and found to have an acute inferior STEMI: follow her journey and the discussions around her treatment management.
Intervention makes a difference
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
This AfricaPCR 2023 session includes presentations of 5 cases highlighting the importance of percutaneous interventions, which often have a considerable impact on the patients who undergo them.
Coronary clinical cases - session 3
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
Among the 6 presentations offered in this AfricaPCR 2023 session, find out more about a multivessel PCI and tight aortic stenosis, the case of a 6-year-old boy with HTN and dilated cardiomyopathy, a hybrid SVG calcium modification, and rare complications in a TAVI case.
Imaging for tricuspid valve interventions
17 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
After reviewing the anatomy of the tricuspid valve, learn, in this PCR Tokyo Valves 2023 session on this specific valve, how to evaluate it with trans-oesophageal echocardiography, how to classify TR, what the pitfalls are, and tips and tricks for intra-procedural imaging.
SURTAVI: five-year results from a randomized trial of TAVR vs. SAVR in patients at intermediate surgical risk
07 Nov 2021
Although TAVI is an accepted alternative to surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high surgical risk, less is known about long-term comparative outcomes among patients with aortic stenosis who are at intermediate surgical risk. P. Redaelli & M. Pighi review the SURTAVI trial...
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World Heart Day 2023: Reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease globally: beyond stents and balloons!
29 Sep 2023
Global burden of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the lead cause of mortality for men and women globally. Our world population in 2023 is 8 billion! Of these, around 620 million people are living with heart and circulatory diseases across the world. Each year around 60...
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The Lancet Commission to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030
29 Aug 2021
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.
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BRIGHT-4 – Bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial
07 Nov 2022
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...
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Drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology: A pioneer’s view of the historical evolution and future directions
08 Jan 2025
In this article, Bruno Scheller explores advances in local drug delivery, from drug-coated balloons to novel antiproliferative agents. These innovations aim to reduce restenosis, minimize permanent implants, and pave the way for patient-specific coronary artery disease treatments.
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