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AF Symposium 26: Balloon-in-Basket PFA without Propofol
Author(s): Roland R Tilz Added: 4 weeks ago
AF Symposium 2026 - Prof Roland Tilz (University Heart Center Lübeck, DE) discusses an innovative awake workflow for atrial fibrillation ablation using pulsed field ablation technology with the Volt balloon-in-basket system, eliminating the need for propofol-based deep sedation.Patient experience data revealed nuanced outcomes: while intraprocedural pain scores averaged 7/10 during energy… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
TCT 25: VICTORY Trial: Intravascular Lithotripsy vs Super-High-Pressure Balloons for Calcified Coronary Lesions
Author(s): Matthias Bossard Added: 4 months ago
TCT 2025 - The randomized VICTORY Study finds OCT-guided PCI involving lesion preparation with the OPN super-high-pressure non-compliant balloon is non-inferior to intravascular lithotropsy.Dr Matthias Bossard (Kantonsspital Lucerne, Lucerne, CH) joins us to discuss findings from the VICTORY Trial, a randomized, multicenter, non-inferiority comparison evaluating intravascular lithotripsy versus… View more

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MI/ACS
TCT 2025: Short-CUT: Lithotripsy Vs Cutting Balloon for CAD
Author(s): Suzanne J Baron Added: 4 months ago
TCT 2025 — Dr Suzanne J Baron (Massachusetts General Hospital, US), principal investigator of the Short-CUT trial (NCT06089135; Baim Institute for Clinical Research), joins us to discuss this investigator-initiated, multicentre randomized controlled study.The trial enrolled 410 patients with moderate to severe coronary artery calcification across up to 22 international sites. Eligible… View more

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TCT 23: AGENT IDE
Author(s): Robert Yeh Added: 2 years ago
TCT 23 - In this short online interview, we are joined by Dr Robert Yeh (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, US) to discuss the findings of the AGENT IDE trial (NCT04647253), sponsored by Boston Scientific. AGENT IDE is a prospective, 2:1 randomized multicenter trial that aimed to compare the AGENT paclitaxel-coated balloon to plain-old balloon angioplasty (POBA) with a commercially available… View more

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TCT 24: Sirolimus- vs. Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon Angioplasty
Author(s): Ulf Teichgräber Added: 1 year ago
TCT Conference 2024 - Safety and efficacy outcomes of the trial shows that percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) with the sirolimus drug coated balloon (DCB) in patients with femoropopliteal artery disease was/was not noninferior to PTA with the paclitaxel DCB.Prof Ulf Teichgräber joins us onsite at TCT Conference to discuss the findings from the sirolimus- vs. paclitaxel-coated balloon… View more

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Vascular Disease and Surgery
TCT 24: The ECLIPSE Trial
Author(s): Ajay J Kirtane Added: 1 year ago
TCT Conference 2024 - Routine use of orbital atherectomy system (OAS) did not improve minimal stent area (MSA) or target vessel failure (TVF) at one year compaared to conventional balloon angioplasty.Dr Ajay J Kirtane (Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, US) joins us onsite at TCT Conference to discuss the findings from ECLIPSE (NCT03108456; Abbott… View more

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ACC.24: The SMART Trial
Author(s): Howard C Herrmann Added: 1 year ago
ACC.24 — Investigator, Dr Howard C Hermann (Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, US) joins us to discuss the findings from the SMART Trial (NCT04722250).This prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled study aims to investigate the valve safety and performance of self expanding as compared to balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with small aortic annuli… View more

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TCT 2025: SELUTION DeNovo: 1-Year Results Comparing Sirolimus Balloon vs DES in PCI
Author(s): Christian Spaulding Added: 4 months ago
TCT 2025 — Prof Christian M Spaulding (European Hospital Georges Pompidou & INSERM U 970, FR), principal investigator of the SELUTION DeNovo trial (M.A. Med Alliance S.A.; NCT04859985), joins us to share the one year results.This international, multicentre randomised trial enrolled over 3,300 patients at 50 sites across Europe and Asia to compare a sirolimus-eluting balloon (SEB) plus provisional… View more

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Repeat TAVR Outcomes: Promising Results for Selected Patients with Failed TAVR
Author(s): Raj Makkar Added: 2 years ago
In this insightful interview, investigator, Prof Raj R Makkar(Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, US) joins us to discuss the outcomes of repeat transcatheter aortic valve replacement with balloon-expandable valves. Prof Makkar and his team used the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry to address a series of questions regarding the safety… View more

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EuroPCR 24: 5-year Results of the SOLVE-TAVI trial
Author(s): Hans-Josef Feistritzer Added: 1 year ago
EuroPCR 24 - In this succinct interview, we are joined by Dr Hans-Josef Feistritzer (University of Leipzig, DE) to discuss the findings of the SOLVE-TAVI Trial.In recent years, trials such as CHOICE, REPRISE III, the SCOPE trial, PORTICO IDE and the SMART trial have privided increasing evidence for direct TACI valve comparisons as device designs improve. TAVI is increasingly performed using local… View more

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