• Differentiating between complete and incomplete crush
• The importance of sequential crush and bigger balloons, adequately sized according to proximal vessel diameter

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 2 of a 3-part series:  
Previous episode: DK Crush like you’ve never seen it before
Coming up next: Main vessel stenting in DK-Crush, lessons...

• Optimisation of side branch stenting
• How to optimally deploy the second stent

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 3 of a 3-part series. Previous episode: How to correct incomplete crush and how to prevent lack of carina coverage

A 48‑year‑old man with hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented with a recent history of thrombolysed anterior acute MI and preserved left ventricular function. Coronary angiography revealed a severely calcified ostial LAD and ostial ramus lesion, along with diffuse disease of the RCA.

The ramus was treated with...

This session presents the future of TAVI valve design, emphasizing supra-annular valve benefits, strategies for managing concomitant coronary artery disease, and redo-TAVI approaches tailored for long-term patient management.

This expert-led session offers an in-depth review of evolving clinical practices in aortic valve disease treatment, emphasizing the potential of the transcarotid approach as a primary alternative access route. It compares current strategies including TAVI, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAV), TAV-in-SAV, and TAVI explantation, while addressing...

This session offers an in-depth exploration of lifetime management strategies for patients undergoing Evolut first redo TAVI procedures, including TAV-in-TAV and explant techniques. It provides a comprehensive understanding of clinical decision-making algorithms, technical challenges, and key considerations for successful procedural planning and execution, supported by real-world...

This session develops a nuanced understanding of the complexity inherent in DMR cases, informed by the latest registry data. It highlights the capabilities of the PASCAL device in managing challenging anatomies and achieving predictable clinical results, alongside contemporary strategies for device selection and optimal placement to...

This session focuses on the evolving landscape of TAVI, emphasising lifetime management strategies with a focus on the first valve implanted. It provides a comprehensive discussion on representative patient profiles, current guidelines from various countries, and future outlooks, alongside recent long-term clinical results for the balloon-expandable...

Pierre Deharo and Giuseppe Di Gioia provide their take on this analysis of the 5 years incidence, outcomes and predictors of hemodynamic SVD in patients undergoing TAVI and surgery from the Corevalve US Pivotal and SURTAVI trials.

Alex Sticchi provides his take on the 3-year results of HOST-POLYTECH-ACS RCT which were presented by Hyo-Soo Kim during the ESC 2023 congress in Amsterdam.

Daniele Giacoppo provides his take on the main results of the INFINITY-SWEDEHEART trial presented by David Erlinge at the ESC Congress 2024 in London.

Kalaivani Mahadevan and Trisha Singh provide their take on the PROCTOR study presented by Ruben de Winter at TCT 2025, in San Francisco.

Claudio Laudani and Daniele Giacoppo report the main results of the ILUMIEN IV trial presented by Ziad Ali, from the St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn, and Clinical Trials Center, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, in a Hot Line session at the European Society of Cardiology congress 2023...