TCT 2021

TCT 2021 | STOPDAPT-2 and MASTER-DAPT: The Conversation Continues from ESC to TCT

Research on short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is still controversial. These discussions, however, seem to lead to...

TCT 2021 | SWISS-APERO: Difference in Leaks between the Amulet and the Watchman

The Amplatzer Amulet (Abbott) achieves better left atrial appendage closure than the Watchman 2.5 and Watchman FLX...

TCT 2021 | OPTIMUM: Surgically Ineligible Patients with Complex Anatomy: Do We Accept the Case?

In surgically ineligible patients with complex coronary anatomy short term risk of death with PCI is considerably...

TCT 2021 | FAVOR III: Angiography-Derived FFR: An Event-Prevention Tool

Compared with visual estimation of lesions, using quantitative angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (quantitative flow ration, QFR) provides...

TCT 2021 | FAME 3: Surprises in a Long-Awaited Study

Angioplasty could not reach non-inferiority to surgery to treat patients with three-vessel lesions. In this head-to-head study of...

TCT 2021 | SURTAVI: Good News for the Self-Expandable Valve at 5 Years

After a 5-year followup, the transcatheter aortic replacement (TAVR) with the self-expandable valve has offered clinical outcomes...

TCT 2021 | iFR-SWEDEHEART: 5 Years to Trust FFR Is Equivalent to iFR

The 5-year followup of the iFR-SWEDEHEART has confirmed the safety and efficacy of using either FFR or...

TCT 2021 | SUGAR Trial: Polymer-Free Stent in Diabetes

In CAD patients with diabetes the polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stent resulted non-inferior to the polymer-based zotarolimus-eluting Resolute Onyx. This...