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Has the 2023 ESC-EACTS guideline review on left main changed my practice?

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

Watch this session if you wish to learn why the 2019 guidelines were revised, how to apply the updated recommendations in clinical settings through case examples, and the criteria for selecting patients with left main stenosis for PCI versus CABG.
The session includes detailed presentations on...

Has the 2023 ESC-EACTS guideline review on left main changed my practice

The uncrossable lesion

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session delves into the challenges of dealing with uncrossable and heavily calcified coronary lesions. It features a variety of cases showcasing the use of specialized techniques and tools, such as the excimer laser, to overcome these obstacles. The session emphasizes the importance of troubleshooting, utilizing...

When mitral valve intervention goes wrong

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session examines various complications that can arise during mitral valve interventions, such as iatrogenic aortic root perforation, unexpected leakage, and other challenging scenarios. The presenters share their experiences in managing these complications and the strategies they employed to address them. The session emphasizes the importance...

When mitral valve intervention goes wrong

TAVI Hotline: new devices, new approaches

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

First Patient Enrolled in SELUTION SLR IDE BTK Study

08 Jun 2022

First US Patient Enrolled in SELUTION SLR IDE Peripheral Study

22 Aug 2022

Celebrating 30 years of transradial artery access!

17 May 2022

Thirty years ago, the interventional cardiology field was transformed with the emergence of a new access site – the radial artery was used for coronary angioplasty and stent implantation for the first time on 14 August 1992.

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Mirvat Alasnag

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Ferdinand Kiemeneij

Celebrating 30 years of transradial artery access!

Self-made steerable catheter to cross the aortic valve in severe aortic stenosis

15 Apr 2026

When standard catheters and wires repeatedly fail to cross a severely stenotic aortic valve, a simple modification of readily available equipment may provide a solution.

This step-by-step tutorial explains how to create and use a self-made steerable catheter system to facilitate valve crossing in complex TAVI anatomies.

Author

Osama Bisht

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Won-Keun Kim

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Robert R. Flieger

Self-made steerable catheter to cross the aortic valve in severe aortic stenosis

Redo TAVI: essential considerations for lifetime valve management

21 Mar 2026

In this article, Ahmed Abdelhafez and Mohamed Abdel-Wahab review the key principles of redo TAVI, a procedure set to become increasingly common as TAVI expands to younger and lower-risk patients. They discuss the major challenges of coronary obstruction, device selection, and implantation strategy, highlighting how careful...