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FineCross M3 Microcatheter for Balloon Uncrossable Lesions: a must-read case series in Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions, courtesy of Harmanpreet Kaur, Noah N. Williford, Michaella Alexandrou, and Emmanouil S. Brilakis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @ccijournal
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A 95-mm post-stenting coronary pseudoaneurysm managed with an integrated approach using advanced imaging modalities (CT, OCT, IVUS, and angiography) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @ccijournal
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🚨 Temporary MCS in Cardiogenic Shock: What’s New in the 2026 ESC Consensus? 🔹 Phenotype before device: SCAI + SHARC + hemodynamics 🔹 Impella: Survival benefit in selected STEMI-CS (DanGer Shock), but more complications 🔹 VA-ECMO: No benefit with routine use in AMI-CS (ECLS-SHOCK) 🔹 Biventricular support: Promising physiology, limited randomized evidence 🔹 Define the exit strategy BEFORE initiating support 💡 More flow ≠ better survival. The future of MCS lies in selecting the right patient, device, and timing—not simply escalating support. 📖 European Heart Journal, 2026 doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eh… #CardiogenicShock #Impella #ECMO #HeartFailure
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When coronary cases take an unexpected turn 📺 & 📰pcronline.com/Cases-resource… What do you do when a stent goes astray, a bypass runs backwards or thrombus takes over an ectatic coronary artery? Explore six unusual cases that demanded more than a routine approach. #EuroPCR #cardioEd
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Neoatherosclerosis is not uncommon in coronary stents, with plaque rupture and erosion representing distinct mechanisms of stent failure with different inflammatory profiles, plaque morphology, and clinical presentations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… @ccijournal
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World-First Report and Guide on pure 3D-ICE Guided BASILICA TAVR under Conscious Sedation (Without GA/TEE). SCAI Stage D Cardiogenic Shock patient with Biventricular failure, Severe AS, on double inotropic support. Patient discharged walking unaided. authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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NEW AOP ONLINE🔥 In balloon-expandable TAVI, prolonged balloon inflation was associated with favourable valve expansion, haemodynamic performance, and early clinical outcomes, suggesting a potential alternative to routine double-tap in selected patients. 🔗eurointervention.pcronline.c… #TAVI #GISE2026 @cardaioli @naifovino @giuliamasiero3 @ChiaraFraccaro @G_Tarantini01
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We are proud to present a novel technique, the Nantapon–Wittawat Technique (NWT), developed to successfully rescue a ruptured entrapped coronary balloon. Our heartfelt gratitude goes to the editorial team for their invaluable support and everything.
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I created LearnCoronary (learncoronary.com), an interactive tool designed to help general cardiology fellows and other early-career learners better understand coronary angiography and the spatial relationships between different angiographic views. #cardiotwitter @OpenAI
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#JCLSpotlight from the 2026 ACC/AHA/Multisociety Dyslipidemia Guideline Special Issue: "Imaging guided treatment of subclinical atherosclerosis—We’ve come a long way!" Read now: ow.ly/VTsw50ZXAjB Read the entire issue: ow.ly/xLKq50ZXAjy
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sciencedirect.com/science/ar… STATE-OF-THE-ART REVIEW Applied Anatomy of Perimembranous #VSD for Transcatheter Device Closure #CHD #cardioped #pedsheart
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In the prespecified HBR substudy of SELUTION DeNovo, a sirolimus-eluting balloon strategy with provisional stenting was compared with systematic DES implantation. At 1 year, rates of target vessel failure, major bleeding, and net adverse clinical events were numerically lower with the SEB strategy. 🔗eurointervention.pcronline.c… @Dr_TRissanen
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For left-sided infective endocarditis, a response-tailored antibiotic Rx resulted in longer time alive without antibiotic Rx and was noninferiority for safety but was associated with a higher incidence of relapse of bacteremia or infective endocarditis nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
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In a cohort study including 1305 men with PCI-treated STEMI, use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors but not androgen deprivation therapy was associated with a lower risk of severe complications jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… @JAMANetworkOpen
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The question: Did 1 Stent PCI have lower 2-year MACE than 2 Stent PCI cause the side branch was less important?
🫀True #bifurcation #PCI remains challenging. 🔬 In a #JACCINT study, 1-stent PCI had lower 2-year MACE than 2-stent PCI (9.0% vs 13.9%). 👁️#OCT-guided DK-crush had fewer events than angiography-guided PCI. 📊 Complexity matters! 🩺 bit.ly/4ymXhUI
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When Is a Coronary Artery “Small”? RCTs suggest DCBs are non-inferior to DES in small vessels. But where’s the cutoff? The magic number for long-term stent patency is an MSA of 5.5 mm², corresponding to a vessel diameter of 2.6 mm. See the sizing chart below. The question of the day: Is a ref. vessel dia. (RVD) of 2.75 mm the tipping point for choosing DES over DCB? 🤔
If 3mm DCB fully yielded without recoil in this young man without heavy calcium then that’s an MLA of 7mm2. It’s adequate.
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🏃‍♂️ New in European Heart Journal – Case Reports Cardiac abnormalities in a young athlete with severe pectus excavatum: a case report of a diagnostic loop between anatomical distortion and cardiomyopathy Can severe pectus excavatum mimic—or mask—underlying cardiomyopathy? This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of evaluating cardiac abnormalities in young athletes, emphasizing the importance of multimodality imaging and careful differential diagnosis to distinguish anatomical distortion from true myocardial disease. 📖 Read the full case: ow.ly/JUAn50ZWCJO #EHJCaseReports @KardiologieHH @aayshacader @ANazmiCalik @TJ_Yeo @FarhanaAra @cfcamm
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