This session focuses on the recognition and management of unexpected complications during TAVI procedures. Through cases from Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, it examines mechanisms underlying common and rare complications such as aortic sinus injury, acute valve dislocation, and left main collapse. Attendees gain practical insights...

This session reviews long-term clinical data on drug-eluting stents (DES) and bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS), offering valuable insights to inform current interventional cardiology practice. It covers seven-year outcomes of magnesium scaffolds in ACS, five-year results of sirolimus-eluting iron BRS, and extensive post-market studies of various thin-strut and...

This session addresses a spectrum of procedural complications encountered in TAVI, focusing on vascular issues, coronary challenges, and device-related difficulties. Case presentations include partial prosthesis expansion, emergency thoracic aortic stenting, repeat balloon valvuloplasty, revascularization dilemmas, and complex valve-in-valve procedures. The discussion provides practical perspectives on managing...

This session explores vascular access techniques in interventional cardiology, emphasizing both femoral and radial approaches. It covers access-related bleeding and ischemic complications, safety and efficacy of distal radial programs, and innovations in sheath technology. Additional topics include post-procedural mobilization, management of radial artery recanalization, balloon fenestration...

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the PASCAL IID Registry and an initial comparison with the CLASP IID. The trial was presented by Jörg Hausleiter during TCT Congress 2022.

Paris, France, 14-17 May 2024. The Course Directors have selected 3 major Late Breaking Trials (LBTs) that were presented for the first time during the 2024 edition of EuroPCR. These trials were selected on account of their design, outcomes and potential to influence daily clinical practice....

Alex Sticchi & Jonathan Curio provide their take on the clinical trial presented by Gregg W. Stone at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions (ACC.23/WCC).

Analyze this EIJ image to see how surgical aortic bioprostheses with expandable ring technology can significantly enhance future ViV procedures.

Jonathan Curio provides his take on the MitrAI score study which was presented by Luigi Biasco at ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the ALIGN AR trial which was presented by Vinod H. Thourani at TCT Congress 2023. The Align AR trial is a prospective single-arm investigation device exemption study assessing the safety and efficacy of the Trilogy transcatheter heart valve system in patients with...

Make the most of the insights from Jacob Thomsen Loenborg’s interview with Chiara De Biase and Ali Nazmi Calik’s article to capture the key takeaways from this trial, simultaneously published in the NEJM, presented at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the EVOLVED trial presented by Marc Dweck at TCT 2024 in Washington.

In this article, Ulrich Schäfer explores the evolving landscape of access strategies in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). While the transfemoral approach remains the gold standard, a significant proportion of patients are not suitable due to peripheral vascular disease or anatomical constraints.
Drawing on clinical evidence and...