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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
Author(s): Bruno Scheller Added: 1 day ago
EuroPCR 2026 – Prof Bruno Scheller (Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, DE) joins us to explore the evolving role of drug-coated balloons in coronary intervention, discussing the latest trial evidence and how it is shaping clinical practice.Interview Questions:How has the role of DCBs in coronary intervention evolved over recent years?What does the latest trial evidence add to our… View more
Author(s): Suzanne J Baron Added: 7 months ago
TCT 2025 — Dr Suzanne J Baron (Massachusetts General Hospital, US), principal investigator of the Short-CUT trial (NCT06089135; Baim Institute for Clinical Research), joins us to discuss this investigator-initiated, multicentre randomized controlled study.The trial enrolled 410 patients with moderate to severe coronary artery calcification across up to 22 international sites. Eligible… View more
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
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