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TCT 2025 | OCVC-BIF Study: Use of Drug-Coated Balloon in Side Branches of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions

The randomized, multicenter, open-label OCVC-BIF trial was conducted across eight hospitals in the Osaka region (Japan) and...

TCT 2025 | REC-CAGEFREE I: Three-Year Follow-Up of Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty vs Stent in De Novo Coronary Lesions

The REC-CAGEFREE I trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of paclitaxel-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty versus sirolimus-eluting stent...

TCT 2025 | NOBLE: 10-Year Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Surgery in Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

Unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease remains one of the most severe forms of coronary artery...

TCT 2025 | IRONMAN II Study: Sirolimus-Eluting Iron Bioresorbable Stent in Coronary Artery Disease

Bioresorbable coronary stents represent a step toward strategies without permanent metallic implants, although the first polymer-based platforms...

TCT 2025 | VICTORY Trial: super-high-pressure NC balloon vs. IVL in severely calcified coronary lesions

Recent studies such as ECLIPSE have demonstrated the safety of non-compliant (NC) balloons compared with orbital atherectomy,...

TCT 2025 | ShortCUT Trial: intravascular lithotripsy vs. cutting balloon in calcified coronary lesions

Coronary calcification is a major determinant of PCI complexity and failure. Balloon-based plaque-modifying devices —such as cutting...

TCT 2025 | SELUTION4ISR: sirolimus-eluting balloon for in-stent restenosis

In-stent restenosis (ISR) continues to be a relevant clinical challenge in contemporary PCI practice. In the DES...

TCT 2025 | SELUTION DeNovo: sirolimus-eluting balloon vs. stent in de novo coronary lesions

The use of drug-eluting stents (DES) remains the standard strategy in most percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures....