Optimize patient selection for carotid artery stenting with this session that highlights personalized approaches to ischaemic stroke treatment. Review bioactive stents versus endovascular therapy, feasibility and outcomes in near-occlusion cases, and long-term retrospective analyses supporting carotid stenting as a strategic ally in embolic stroke management.

This session addresses the complexities of left atrial appendage (LAA) closure in challenging anatomical and clinical scenarios. Learn from compelling cases including management of incomplete surgical LAA ligation, closure of large and complex peridevice leaks, and navigating difficult anatomy in elderly patients. Emphasizing innovative techniques and...

Examine contemporary outcomes in PCI patients through a collection of studies addressing angiographic complication incidences, safety of same-day discharge post-complex PCI, age-related outcome impacts in TAVI patients, and comparative long-term antiplatelet strategies. The session also explores timing effects in routine versus off-hours PCI.

Discover contemporary strategies integrating anatomy, physiology, and clinical judgment to guide percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This session explores the impact of stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance in primary prevention, viability-guided PCI, and physiology-based decision-making including quantitative flow ratio (QFR). Learn about identifying patients at risk for major...

Stay abreast of the latest advances in percutaneous treatment of pulmonary embolism. This session covers clinical outcomes with novel vacuum thrombectomy devices, mechanical thrombectomy registries, catheter-directed therapies in intermediate-high risk PE, and profiles of subacute PE interventions to inform optimal treatment strategies.

Explore the evolving role of drug-coated balloons (DCB) in the management of STEMI patients. This session covers practical approaches including primary PCI with DEB, unconventional solutions in urgent scenarios, and personalized treatment strategies especially in very young patients. Learn how DCB technology intersects with complex lesion...

Master complex percutaneous aortic interventions in this detailed session. Topics include managing life-threatening complications, percutaneous repair of ascending aortic graft pseudoaneurysms, aortic stenting for total occlusions, and troubleshooting endovascular aortic repair failures, providing a comprehensive overview of challenging aortic cases.

Navigate the challenges of acute complications during distal left main PCI with expert guidance. This session discusses troubleshooting techniques for stuck IVUS catheters, stepwise ostial LAD stenting, OCT applications when crush and kiss techniques fail, management of lost stents in heavily calcified bifurcations, and responses to...

Ali Nazmi Calik provides his take on the long-term results of the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial which demonstrated the durable efficacy and safety of RDN in patients who are already on one to three antihypertensive drugs.

Paris, France, 19−22 May 2026. The EuroPCR Course Directors have selected 3 major late-breaking trials that will be presented for the first time during EuroPCR 2026 and are set to impact practice worldwide. Among them is an individual participant data meta-analysis of 4 randomised controlled trials...

Edoardo Zancanaro provides his take on the GLORIOUS trial presented by Sebastian Wiberg at AHA 2024 in Chicago.

Paris, France, 20-23 May 2025. The EuroPCR Course Directors have selected 3 major late-breaking trials that will be presented for the first time during the 2025 edition of EuroPCR. These trials were selected because of their design, results, and potential to impact practice, among them is the...

In this review, Henryk Dreger explores the complex interplay between aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease, highlighting the latest evidence on PCI timing and its implications for clinical decision-making.

Jonathan Curio provides his take on the PRO-TAVI trial presented by Michiel Voskuil at ACC.26 in New Orleans and simultaneously published in The Lancet.

The 2023 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) guidelines were recently presented at the 32nd annual European Meeting on Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection and simultaneously published in the Journal of Hypertension.1 While wide parts of the guidelines do not substantially differ from the previous 2018 European Society...

Chiara De Biase provides her take on the results of AQUATIC presented by Martine Gilard at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

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...

Daniele Giacoppo reports and provides his perspective on the main results of the ambitious NEOMINDSET trial, presented by Pedro Lemos from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil, during a Late Breaking Trials session at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid, and simultaneously published in the New...