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Chronic Coronary Syndromes

ACC 2026 | ORBITA-CTO: PCI in chronic total occlusions and stable angina — the randomized trial we were missing?

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains a topic of ongoing debate in stable...
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Calcified Lesions

Rotational atherectomy and its technical secrets: use of floppy or ES guidewire

Rotational atherectomy (RA) remains a very useful tool in the management of severe coronary calcification. However, many...
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Calcified Lesions

Rolling Stone: Registry of Intravascular Lithotripsy vs Atherectomy Use in Complex Calcified Lesions

Severe coronary calcification represents one of the main challenges in performing percutaneous coronary intervention, both due to...
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Coronary disease

Hybrid Coronary Revascularization versus Conventional Bypass Surgery in Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Significant left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease continues to represent a therapeutic challenge, particularly in patients with...
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Acute coronary syndromes

Perforation Management in Bifurcations: Bench Testing of Bailout with Covered Stents

Coronary perforations during PCI are one of the most dreaded complications in interventional cardiology, especially in bifurcations....
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Coronary disease

Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Intravascular Imaging-Guided PCI vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Multiple randomized clinical trials have demonstrated superior outcomes with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) vs. percutaneous coronary...
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Calcified Lesions

CALIPSO: Calcified Lesions and Use of OCT

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in calcified lesions remains one of the most challenging scenarios in daily practice,...
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Coronary disease

TCT 2025 | INVEST-CTO: Effectiveness and Safety of a Planned Investment Procedure in High-Risk CTO PCI

The success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains lower than for...
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