Interventional Cardiology

PASCAL repair reduces severe TR, improves survival, heart failure hospitalisations, and quality of life at one year.

An occlusion-first strategy in atrial fibrillation treatment shows superior long-term outcomes, reducing complications and improving arrhythmia control.

The CLEAR-IE study highlights the clinical effectiveness of percutaneous mechanical aspiration in treating right-sided infective endocarditis resistant to medical therapy.

A recent study has revealed that sirolimus-coated balloons are comparable to paclitaxel-coated balloons for treating femoropopliteal artery disease.

The ACCESS-TAVI trial demonstrated that a combined suture/plug-based vascular closure device strategy significantly reduces vascular complications and bleeding events.

The PEERLESS trial demonstrated that large-bore mechanical thrombectomy was more effective than catheter-directed thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism

Patients under 65 years undergoing TAVR exhibit a higher comorbidity burden and greater all-cause mortality

Early transcatheter aortic-valve replacement is more effective than clinical surveillance in reducing adverse outcomes in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis.