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Coronary Reactivity Testing for Non‑Obstructive CAD: Case Overview
Author(s): Robert Jay Widmer Added: 3 months ago
Welcome to the introductory segment of Dr Robert Jay Widmer's 'Cath Lab Guide to Coronary Reactivity Testing in Non‑Obstructive CAD'.Dr Widmer (The McKinney Heart Hospital, US) presents the case of a 25-year-old female endurance runner experiencing exertional, band-like chest pain. Her coronary CTA appears normal, while PET imaging reveals mildly reduced flow confined to the circumflex territory… View more

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Cath Lab Guide to Coronary Reactivity Testing in Non‑Obstructive CAD
Author(s): Robert Jay Widmer Added: 3 months ago
This expert level cath lab case features Dr Jay Robert Widmer (The McKinney Heart Hospital, US) demonstrating a complete invasive coronary reactivity testing protocol in a 25 year old woman with persistent chest pain, normal coronary CTA and non-obstructive findings.Dr Widmer walks through step-by-step assessment of coronary microvascular function using thermodilution derived CFR and IMR,… View more

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The Role of Non-invasive Tests in Pulmonary Embolism
Author(s): Ana Torremocha , Daniel Tébar , Alfonso Jurado-Román Added: 8 months ago

Imaging & Diagnostics

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The XLIMIT Trial: XLIMUS® DES Shows Non-Inferiority to Synergy™ DES
Author(s): Luca Testa Added: 1 year ago
Dr Luca Testa (IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, IT) discusses the results of the XLIMIT Trial at the EuroPCR 2024 congress in Paris, France.In this video interview, Dr Testa explains the technology behind the XLIMUS® drug-eluting stent (Cardionovum®) and its benefits. He also reviews the XLIMIT Trial, detailing the study design, selection criteria and clinical outcomes.Specifically, the 6 to 9… View more

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Outcomes of CTO PCI in a Non-surgical Centre
Author(s): Thomas R Gilpin , Annette Maznyczka , Brijesh Anantharam , et al Added: 2 years ago

Intervention

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
TCT 25: VICTORY Trial: Intravascular Lithotripsy vs Super-High-Pressure Balloons for Calcified Coronary Lesions
Author(s): Matthias Bossard Added: 7 months ago
TCT 2025 - The randomized VICTORY Study finds OCT-guided PCI involving lesion preparation with the OPN super-high-pressure non-compliant balloon is non-inferior to intravascular lithotropsy.Dr Matthias Bossard (Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, CH) joins us to discuss findings from the VICTORY Trial, a randomized, multicenter, non-inferiority comparison evaluating intravascular lithotripsy versus… View more

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MI/ACS
LAAC Not Non-Inferior to Medical Care in High-Risk AF
Added: 2 months ago Source:  Interventional Cardiology Review Journal
For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for both stroke and bleeding, catheter-based left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) was not found to be non-inferior to physician-directed best medical care, according to the results of the CLOSURE-AF trial.¹MethodologyThe multicentre, randomised CLOSURE-AF trial was conducted in Germany to assess the effectiveness of LAAC compared with best… View more

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Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Coronary Artery Ectasia in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Author(s): Mahmoud Izraiq , Nail Alshoubaki , Omran A Abu-Dhaim , et al Added: 1 year ago

Anticoagulation

MI/ACS
OPTION–STEMI: Immediate Complete Revascularisation Fails to Show Non-Inferiority to Staged Approach
Added: 9 months ago Source:  Transcatheter Academy
The optimal timing for complete revascularisation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease remains a topic of clinical debate.¹˒² The OPTION–STEMI trial aimed to determine whether an immediate complete revascularisation strategy was non-inferior to a staged approach performed during the same index hospital admission.¹OPTION–STEMI… View more

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ESC 24: The SCOFF Trial
Author(s): David Ferreira Added: 1 year ago
ESC Congress 24 — Fasting prior to cardiac catheterisation surgery significantly improves patient satisfaction score.We are joined onsite by Dr David Ferreira (John Hunter Hospital, AU) to discuss the findings from the SCOFF Trial (ACTRN12622001455752), which randomized 716 patients in a 1:1 fashion to either a no fasting group, or a fasting group. The fasting group were allowed solid foods 6… View more

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