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EuroPCR 2019 Feature: To Clip or Not to Clip

Despite advances, open-heart surgery remains a risky procedure, and its risk–benefit profile means that it is not an option for all patients with severe…

The EuroPCR 2019 Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Award

On Thursday 23rd May, the final day of EuroPCR, the European community of interventional cardiology celebrated and paid respect to Prof Jean Marco…

Five Key Messages From EuroPCR 2019

For another year, the attention of the interventional cardiology community was drawn to Paris, France, for the annual rendezvous at EuroPCR 2019…

30 Years of EuroPCR

Though the scope and stature of the assembly has changed and expanded since the first meeting, which was named ‘Complex Coronary Angioplasty…

EuroPCR 2019 Interview: Prof Eduard Margetic

We were honoured to meet with EMJ Interventional Cardiology Editorial Board member Prof Eduard Margetic at this year’s EuroPCR congress to discuss…

Revisiting the Use of the Provocative Acetylcholine Test in Chest Pain Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries: 5-Year Follow-Up from the AChPOL Registry with a Special Focus on Patients with History of Myocardial Infarction with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries

A significant proportion of patients undergoing coronarography due to chest pain have normal or near-to-normal coronary arteries…

Rotational Atherectomy and Intravascular Lithotripsy for the Treatment of a Heavily Calcified Coronary Lesion

Suboptimal lesion preparation and consequent stent under-expansion related to calcified coronary lesions are predictors of adverse outcomes in terms…

Twelve-Month Clinical Results from the Dedicated Bifurcation Cobalt-Chromium Sirolimus-Eluting Stent BiOSS LIM C® First-in-Man Registry

The optimal approach to coronary bifurcations treatment by percutaneous coronary interventions is still a subject of debate and dedicated bifurcation…

Aorto-Ostial Coronary Chronic Total Occlusions: Results and Technical Implications

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of aorto-ostial coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) can be a particularly challenging lesion subset…

Impact of Right Ventricular Dysfunction on Outcomes after Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Tricuspid Valve Repair: Results from the TRIVALVE Registry

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is associated with right-heart venous congestion and reduced forward stroke volume, which contributes to renal dysfunction…