Interventional Cardiology

Primary intracardiac tumours are very rare, with an incidence of 0.02% of which myxomas are the most common.1,2 Commonly affecting the mid-aged female population, myxomas are typically located within the atrium (93%) and rarely within the ventricular systems (6–8%).

Transcatheter valve embolisation and migration (TVEM) into the left ventricle (LV) is especially significant and requires conversion to an emergency surgical technique, with unusually high mortality reported.

I guess there have been two significant advances in the field of device therapy while I have been practising. Firstly, the advent of complex device therapy…

Obesity is a pandemic. The prevalence of obesity (BMI >30) and morbid obesity (BMI >40) among American adults is approximately 30%…

Emerging evidence supports cardiac rehabilitation for transient ischaemic attack (TIA)/non-disabling stroke secondary prevention. This study compares…

Years after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, plaque formation or graft degeneration is a major concern. Saphenous vein grafts (SVG) are vulnerable…

Transcatheter aortic valve insertion (TAVI) has dramatically altered the treatment of patients with symptomatic, severe aortic stenosis and is currently…

Hosted by Prof Andreas Baumbach, President of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), and released in a webinar on…