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Congress Diary from the EuroPCR Congress 2018

This year was my first time attending EuroPCR. Fresh-faced and optimistic, I was part of a delegation sent by the EMJ to absorb every ounce of wisdom…

Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Detects Improvements in Regional Left Ventricular Longitudinal Deformation After Chronic Total Occlusion Recanalisation

There is some controversy regarding left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) improvement after chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalisation. While a…

Congress Interview from the EuroPCR Congress 2018

During the EuroPCR 2018 Congress, we sat down with EMJ Interventional Cardiology Editorial Board member Dr Pablo Sepúlveda Varela to learn more about…

Award Winners at the EuroPCR Congress 2018

This year’s spectacular EuroPCR Congress saw many reasons to celebrate, including both pioneering research from the field and personal achievements…

The MATISSE Study: Clinical Performance of Self-Apposing Stent for Left Main Disease

Recent randomised studies have shown that, when deploying the most commonly used stent, the outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the…

Clinical and Angiographic Predictors of Late Lumen Growth in the Distal Vessel After Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularisation

Behind the technical difficulties involved in the percutaneous recanalisation of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO), a complex scenario of…

History of Interventional Cardiology

Although interventional cardiology is a relatively new concept, the progress made by the field since its introduction rivals that of other major medical…

Influence of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation with the New-Generation Devices on Mortality and Clinical Outcome Within 1 Year

Permanent pacemaker implantation (PPMI) is the most common complication after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). New-generation TAVI…

GISE Registry of Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation (GIOTTO): Epidemiology and Acute Results

The GISE Registry of Transcatheter Treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation (GIOTTO) is a prospective Italian registry designed to collect current…

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Extremely Low Coronary Arteries

An 82-year-old female patient with a history of chronic heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II–III due to aortic stenosis was evaluated…