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Intravascular Lithotripsy vs. Rotational Atherectomy for Calcified Coronary Lesions

Severe coronary artery calcification represents a significant challenge in interventional cardiology. Rotational atherectomy (RA) has been traditionally...

EuroPCR 2025 | EMPOWER CAD

Women are underrepresented in numerous percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) studies, particularly in those analyzing calcified or...

EuroPCR 2025 | 4D-ACS Study: One-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Low-Dose Prasugrel Monotherapy

While dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) has long been the standard treatment for managing patients with acute coronary...

EuroPCR 2025 | BALI Trial: Intravascular Lithotripsy vs. Conventional Lesion Preparation in Calcified Lesions

Severely calcified coronary lesions represent a therapeutic challenge and have been associated with higher rates of failed...

EuroPCR 2025 | Multivessel PCI in Cardiogenic Shock: A Substudy from the DanGer Shock

Patients with extensive acute myocardial infarctions may develop cardiogenic shock, which has been associated with marked contractile...

EuroPCR 2025 | 10-Year Follow-up of DANAMI-3-PRIMULTI: Complete vs. Culprit-Only Revascularization in STEMI with Multivessel Disease

The DANAMI-3-PRIMULTI trial included 627 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD),...

EuroPCR 2025 | Angiography- vs. Physiology-Guided PCI in TAVI Candidates (FAITAVI)

Coronary artery disease is present in 50 to 70% of TAVI candidates and over 90% of these...

Hyper-Adducted Right Radial Access vs. Left Radial Access: Aiming for Lower Daily Radiation Exposure

Interventional cardiologists face one of the most extreme occupational hazards: ionizing radiation. The right radial access (RRA)...