3137 results for «2966»
3137 results
Calcified lesions: caught between a rock and a hard place
10 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session focuses on the challenges of treating calcified coronary lesions, emphasizing the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided rotablation and the limitations of rotatripsy in complex bifurcation angioplasty. It covers innovative strategies including off-label Shockwave lithotripsy in stented lesions, management of calcified nodules, and approaches to...
TAVI - LIVE Case
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This educational session features a live case presentation from King Faisal Cardiac Center focusing on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). It encompasses comprehensive patient evaluation, detailed imaging analysis, strategic procedural planning, and the execution of the TAVI procedure, providing an in-depth learning experience from a high-volume...
Global momentum of Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy: evidence, experience and evolution
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session examines the growing global experience in the treatment of calcified coronary lesions, bringing together updated clinical evidence and real-world practice.
Recent data are discussed alongside insights from high-volume operators to show how calcium modification strategies are evolving and being integrated into contemporary PCI workflows.
By combining...
Vascular interventions for the invasive cardiologist
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session delivers a comprehensive overview of recent guideline changes in peripheral vascular disease and shares expert cardiologist experiences in various vascular interventions through case-based discussions. It also focuses on recognizing and managing peripheral vascular complications effectively to optimize patient outcomes.
NIRS-guided PCI: beyond calcium to precision PCI
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session explores how near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is redefining PCI by revealing what angiography cannot see. By identifying lipid-rich and vulnerable plaques, NIRS helps anticipate procedural risk and refine decision-making before stent implantation. The session shows how plaque composition, rather than calcium alone, can guide lesion...
Renal denervation today and tomorrow
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
Renal denervation is re-emerging as a valuable therapeutic option for selected patients with hypertension.
This session explores how current evidence, consensus statements, and guidelines inform patient selection for ultrasound renal denervation, while providing practical insight into how the procedure is performed in daily practice.
Beyond the technical aspects,...
Challenging CTO Interventions - Part 2
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session addresses the complexities of chronic total occlusion (CTO) interventions with a collection of challenging cases employing advanced techniques. Topics include IVUS-assisted recanalisation, hybrid approaches incorporating 3D wiring, retrograde interventions after antegrade failure, and management of procedural complications such as vessel rupture. The session also...
Abstracts - Part 2
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session compiles recent clinical abstracts addressing diverse topics in interventional cardiology. Highlights include the HYBRID-CTO approach from a prospective case series, the cardiovascular impact of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes, off-label use of intravascular lithotripsy for resistant in-stent lesions, and experiences with non-hyperaemic pressure ratios...
Beyond the horizon - Shaping the future of cardiology through meaningful innovation in structural heart and coronary - LIVE Case
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This live case–based session explores how innovation is shaping structural heart and coronary interventions.
A real-time TAVI case in a degenerated aortic valve highlights pre-procedural imaging, sizing strategies, procedural decision-making, and post-procedural care.
The session also reviews ongoing and upcoming Myval THV trials, showing how new technologies impact...
Innovations in stentless coronary intervention: from DCB technologies to bioresorbable scaffolds
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session delves into the evolving landscape of stentless coronary interventions, focusing on the structural diversity of Drug-Coated Balloons (DCB) and the promising future of bioresorbable scaffolds (BRS). It emphasizes the role of intracoronary imaging, particularly OCT, in optimizing these therapies. Attendees gain a comprehensive understanding...
Full functional evaluation, low contrast OCT and orbital atherectomy in complex PCI
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session integrates functional testing, low contrast optical coherence tomography (OCT), and orbital atherectomy techniques in managing complex PCI cases. It covers indications, procedural safety, and practical applications through detailed case studies, highlighting advanced imaging and atherectomy strategies to address calcified coronary lesions with minimal contrast...
Device-related complications and innovative solutions
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
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.
Best Clinical Cases of AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session showcases the best clinical cases from AICT-AsiaPCR 2025, highlighting complex scenarios such as post-trauma ST-elevations, transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexities, CTO-PCI in high-bleeding-risk patients, and challenging device retrievals. It emphasizes clinical decision-making and innovative interventional techniques in diverse cardiac pathologies.
New insights into mechanical circulatory support: Impella in CGS and protected PCI
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session provides in-depth insights into the evolving role of mechanical circulatory support, focusing on the use of Impella devices in cardiogenic shock (CGS) and protected high-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Attendees will gain knowledge on patient selection criteria, the impact of the DanGer trial and...
Coronary interventions: access, devices and outcomes
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session delves into the latest developments in coronary interventions, highlighting advances in vascular access techniques, innovative devices, and clinical outcomes. Topics include endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction in restenosis, the efficacy of distal radial artery (DRA) puncture and sheathless catheters in underserved areas, the use of...
NSTEMI, complex ACS and anatomy
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
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,...
Valve-in-valve in degenerated surgical bioprothesis mitral valve - LIVE Case
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
A 78-year-old male with a history of rheumatic disease underwent surgical mitral valve replacement (Perimount Magna 25), surgical aortic valve replacement (Perimount Magna), and CABG (LIMA–LAD) in 2010. He presented with symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation and normal LV function.
He was treated with implantation of a 26...
STEMI, thrombus and emergencies
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
Focused on STEMI and acute thrombotic emergencies, this session presents a series of challenging cases involving heavy thrombus burden, acute total occlusions, and complex primary angioplasty scenarios. It explores innovative approaches beyond stenting, the role of drug-coated balloons in plaque erosion, and strategic decision-making in managing...
Complex coronary challenges and anomalies
10 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
This session explores complex coronary challenges and anatomical anomalies encountered in clinical practice. Topics include management of thrombus showers from unexpected culprits, ultra-low contrast angioplasty in mesenteric ischemia, advanced bifurcation PCI techniques with IVUS guidance, and troubleshooting difficult stent delivery scenarios in calcified lesions and challenging...
Provisional stenting with a scaffold stent and DCB in calcified left main bifucation - LIVE Case
11 Oct 2025 – From AICT-AsiaPCR 2025
A 59-year-old male presented with CCS for three months, with diabetes and normal LV function (72%). Coronary angiography showed a calcified left main stenosis (Medina 1,1,1) and diffuse calcification of the proximal and mid LAD. The LCX QFR was 0.86.
Treatment included extensive lesion preparation with lithotripsy...
