Delve into this captivating session that explores challenging TAVI procedures. Witness the management of a patient with pure aortic regurgitation and previous mitral valve replacement, an extremely challenging transfemoral TAVI, the management of bradycardia before TAVI in a patient with MVR and TVR, a case of...

Delve into the second part of the TAV-in-SAV session, where you'll discover the reproducible BASILICA technique using an enface view, chimney stenting during TAV-in-SAV in a high coronary occlusion risk patient, urgent zero contrast TAV-in-SAV, a tale of a complication where you shouldn't BASILICA the new...

A 74-year-old female with a permanent pacemaker and preserved LV function presented with a symptomatic degenerative surgical valve (SJ Epic 21) implanted in 2016.
Patient underwent implantation of an Evolut FX 26 mm under general anesthesia with cerebral embolic protection and TEE guidance. A surgical valve fracture...

Delve into the world of M-TEER for challenging anatomies. Understand the types of complex anatomies, the associated risks of complications, and learn how to select the appropriate TEER strategy for patients with small left atria, large gaps, and giant left atria. Gain valuable insights to optimize...

This comprehensive session delves into the 'burning issues' in TAVI, covering a wide range of topics. Discover the impact of catheter insertion on left ventricular pacing, the importance of the en-face view for coronary cannulation, comparisons of TAVI valve expansions, indications for left and right ventricular...

This session delves into the latest advancements in imaging for TAVI, covering a range of topics. Discover insights into clinical outcomes in patients with very low-gradient severe aortic stenosis after TAVI, the influence of TAVI valve differences on long-term outcomes in left ventricular mass index, the...

Explore the latest insights and advancements in valvular interventions in this comprehensive session. Dive into the medical cost analysis of TAVR versus SAVR in Japanese dialysis patients, the long-term outcomes of Myval valve implantation in the pulmonary position, the comparative effectiveness of balloon aortic valvuloplasty techniques,...

Delve into this comprehensive session exploring the complexities of bicuspid aortic valve disease and the associated complications. Discover tailored sizing techniques for balloon-expandable valves in type 1 bicuspid, navigate the challenges of TAVR in bicuspid aortic valve type 0 with small annulus and coronary compromise, and...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused huge disruption to healthcare services and dramatically reduced hospital admissions for MI.1 In response, the We CARE initiative was created from a collaboration between PCR and Stent – Save a Life! to rebuild patient confidence in pursuing timely medical treatment and to help...

The aims of We CARE are to rebuild patient confidence and help stakeholders provide effective and timely cardiac care through knowledge, education and training.

Paris, France. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients have been consistently deprived of timely cardiovascular treatment. This is due in part to measures taken in response to the sanitary crisis, but it is also due to patients' own unwillingness to seek medical help, even...

Quantitative coronary angiography-guidance versus intravascular ultrasound-guidance for drug-eluting stent implantation (GUIDE-DES trial): A multicenter, non-inferiority, randomised-controlled trial

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the final results of GUIDE-DES which were presented by Taeoh Kim during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.

Note the assumptions in this article are based on the presentation...

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the results of TAILORED-CHIP presented by Duk-Woo Park at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on this clinical trial presented by Lisa Mielniczuk at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session (ACC.23/WCC) – note this analysis is based upon the presented slides alone.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the FULL REVASC trial which was presented at ACC.24 in Atlanta and published Simultaneously in NEJM.

The FULL REVASC trial is a multicentre registry-based randomised control trial comparing FFR-guided complete revascularisation of non-culprit lesions versus culprit lesion PCI alone in patients presenting...

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the CLEAR SYNERGY trial presented by Sanjit S Jolly at AHA 2024 in Chicago.

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

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on OPTION-STEMI, presented by Youngkeun Ahn at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

Authored by Hector Garcia-Garcia and Jorge Sanz-Sanchez, this article examines pivotal randomized clinical trials on drug-coated balloons in coronary artery disease. It highlights their role in managing in-stent restenosis, de novo small vessel lesions, and large vessel lesions while exploring future directions through ongoing trials.