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ACC 2026 — Prof Divaka Perera (Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital and King's College London, UK) joins us to discuss findings from the CHIP-BCIS3 trial, examining the role of percutaneous left ventricular unloading in patients undergoing high-risk coronary intervention.This phase 3 randomised controlled trial enrolled 300 patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction and extensive coronary artery…
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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…
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Arrhythmia Academy
Atrial fibrillation (AF), particularly when paroxysmal and asymptomatic, often goes undiagnosed, increasing the risk of stroke. A recent trial investigated whether remote screening with a commercially available smartwatch could enhance the detection of new-onset AF in an older population with an elevated risk of stroke.²Mechanism of ApplicationThe intervention utilised a smartwatch equipped with…
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High-grade AV Block Due to Lyme Disease
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Interventional Cardiology Review Journal
For patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) at high risk for both stroke and bleeding, catheter-based left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) was not found to be non-inferior to physician-directed best medical care, according to the results of the CLOSURE-AF trial.¹MethodologyThe multicentre, randomised CLOSURE-AF trial was conducted in Germany to assess the effectiveness of LAAC compared with best…
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ACC 25 - SMART-CHOICE 3 Trial finds clopidogrel monotherapy to be the optimal anti-thrombotic strategy in high risk patients with contemporary drug-eluting stents.Dr Joo-Yong Hahn (Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, KR) joins us onsite at ACC Conference 2025 to discuss the findings from the SMART-CHOICE 3 study (NCT04418479). The study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clopidogrel…
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ACC 25 - Findings from a stratified study investigating coronary stenting and bleeding risk suggest 3 months are the optimal duration of DAPT after PCI.Dr Hyo-Soo Kim (Seoul National University Hospital, KR) sits down to discuss the first randomized study stratifying patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention with drug eluting stents according to bleeding risk based on the ARC HBR…
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TAVI in Pure AR
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Radcliffe CVRM
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are known to reduce major atherosclerotic cardiovascular events, but the full extent of their mechanisms is still being explored. The SEMA-VR CardioLink-15 trial investigated whether semaglutide affects the levels of circulating vascular regenerative (VR) cells, which are involved in vessel repair and may modulate atherothrombotic risk.¹…
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Anomalous Coronary Artery Origin
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