Other coronary interventions

Jonathan Curio provides his take on TOP-CABG, presented by Xin Yuan at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

Elad Asher provides his take on the results of TARGET-FIRST presented by Giuseppe Tarantini at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.

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

When a rota burr stalls in a calcified artery, quick thinking and the right technique are critical. Discover a proven method to recover the burr safely and avoid surgery.

A stalled rota burr is every operator’s nightmare — but being prepared can make all the difference. In this case, an 80-year-old patient with severe calcification in the proximal and mid LAD faces exactly that complication.

What’s your first step to safely retrieve the burr and complete...

Trapping wires during complex PCI is essential but dedicated trapping balloons aren’t always on hand — and costs add up fast. This My Toolkit tip shows you how to safely reuse a standard PTCA balloon by stiffening its shaft with the original stylet, making valve crossing...

In this #europcr 2025 roundtable, Niels Thue Olsen and Margaret McEntegart discuss with Flavio Luciano Ribichini the latest data on intravascular lithotripsy (IVL), based on two pivotal studies.

• EMPOWER CAD: the first prospective, real-world PCI trial dedicated to women with complex, calcified coronary artery disease. With an IVL-first strategy...

How can physiology guide treatment decisions beyond ischemia detection? In this round-table recorded at EuroPCR 2025, Thomas Engstrøm, Carlos Collet and Jeroen Sonck examine how pullback pressure gradient (PPG) makes it possible to identify the distribution pattern of coronary artery disease—focal or diffuse—based on a continuous...

At EuroPCR 2025, Rasha Al-Lamee, Nieves Gonzalo, and Thomas Cuisset highlighted key advances in coronary interventions, with a strong emphasis on managing complex cases—particularly calcified lesions.

Throughout the Course, LIVE cases and expert hotlines showcased dedicated devices and evolving strategies designed specifically for these challenging lesions. Advanced...

Address the challenges of stent failure in the context of calcified coronary lesions. This session features complex PCI cases involving intrastent rotational atherectomy, management of underexpanded stents, in-stent restenosis, and innovative off-label use of shock wave lithotripsy to tackle tough calcifications.