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Author(s): Julian Strange , Added: 1 year ago
The event is hosted byBeatriz Vaquerizo,Hospital del Mar, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ESandJosé M de la Torre Hernández,Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, ESwith an expert studio panel, broadcast live from Barcelona. Two live cases fromJohannesburg, ZAandRotterdam, NLfocused on the challenges of Low-Contrast PCI and treatment of Calcific Left Main… View more
Author(s): Sasko Kedev Added: 3 years ago
An invasive strategy including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improves clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and in high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS).1,2 The femoral approach (TFA) is the preferred and most widely used percutaneous access site in most cardiac catheterisation laboratories… View more
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Author(s): Samin K Sharma Added: 3 years ago
Interventional cardiology has just celebrated its 30th anniversary. Since its inception in 1977, when Andrea Greuntzig performed his first angioplasty in Zurich, the field has seen continuous and at times exponential growth. However, these advances were challenged by the negative results of few well designed randomised clinical trials in 2006–2007 (OAT trial, BASKETLATE trial, SCAAR trial,… View more
Author(s): Yugo Yamashita Added: 8 months ago
What's hot at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023? Browse our curated coverage of the latest updates in cardiology from Amsterdam. Watch ourView From the Thoraxcenterseries for a concise line up of the most awaited trials fromProf Nicolas Van MieghemandDr Joost Daemen. For a deeper dive into key clinical trial data and its applicability, host,Dr Harriette Van… View more
Author(s): Francesco Prati , Fabrizio Imola Added: 3 years ago
Many experts would agree that the concept of looking at vessel architecture from the inside using intracoronary probes, instead of simply relying on the angiographic vessel cast, is an elegant way to practise interventional cardiology in order to decide whether to treat a coronary artery and to guide coronary intervention. The historical development of stents neatly exemplifies this notion: the… View more
Author(s): Giovanni Luigi Di Maria , Samir R Kapadia , Matthias Gotberg Added: 3 months ago
Stay up-to-date with our regular review series, View from the Thoraxcenter hosted byProf Nicolas Van Mieghem and Dr Joost Daemen (Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL). In this #TCT2023 edition they provide a short analysis of the most pertinent data from the late-breaking science presentations.Short, accessibleExpert Interviewswere conducted with investigators focusing on study design, key… View more
Author(s): Ziad A Ali Added: 7 months ago
ESC 2023 — Dr Ziad Ali (DeMatteis St Francis, US) joins us to discuss the findings from the ILUMIEN IV clinical trial (NCT03507777). ILUMIEN IV (Abbott Medical Devices)is a prospective, single-blind clinical trial aiming to compare optical coherence tomography (OCT) to an angiography-guided stent implantation strategy. The trial investigated which method achieved a larger post-percutaneous… View more
Author(s): Kristina Grønborg Laut , Alma Becic Pedersen , Timothy L Lash , et al Added: 3 years ago
Coronary heart disease (CHD) remains a leading cause of mortality and disability for both men and women in Europe, accounting for 1.92 million deaths each year.1 One in five women (22%) and one in five men (21%) die from the disease.1 This significant burden necessitates ongoing improvements in patient management and treatment, to minimise the impact of cardiovascular conditions on both patients… View more