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TCT 2025: Short-CUT: Lithotripsy Vs Cutting Balloon for CAD
Author(s): Suzanne J Baron Added: 2 weeks ago
TCT 2025 — Dr Suzanne J Baron (Massachusetts General Hospital, US), principal investigator of the Short-CUT trial (NCT06089135; Baim Institute for Clinical Research), joins us to discuss this investigator-initiated, multicentre randomized controlled study.The trial enrolled 410 patients with moderate to severe coronary artery calcification across up to 22 international sites. Eligible… View more

Intervention
ESC 23: Economic Burden of CVD in the EU
Author(s): Ramón Luengo-Fernández Added: 2 years ago
ESC 2023 — Dr Ramón Luengo-Fernández (University of Oxford, UK) joins us on-site to discuss the findings from a registry which aimed to analyse the economic burden of cardiovascular disease within the EU. This was the first study to utilise Europe-wide patient registries and included the costs of long-term social care. Results from the registry found that cardiovascular disease cost the EU €282… View more

Guidelines & Statements
HFA 24 Late-breaking Discussion: Findings from PACT-HF
Author(s): Harriette Van Spall , Tauben Averbuch Added: 1 year ago
HFA 2024 — Dr Tauben Averbuch and Dr Harriette Van Spall (McMaster University, Hamilton, CA) discuss the findings from the PACT-HF trial. In this analysis of PACT-HF, investigators looked at long term sex-specific clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilisation following hospitalisation for heart failure at 5 years.Findings shows that clinical outcomes and overall costs were similar between… View more

Demographic

Heart Failure
The FISH&CHIPS Study: Real-world Study Reveals Significant Reduction in All-cause and Cardiovascular Mortality
Author(s): Jonathon A Leipsic Added: 2 years ago
FISH&CHIPS two-year key outcomes associated with availability of FFRCT include:A significant 14% relative reduction in cardiovascular mortality and a significant 8% relative reduction in all-cause mortality.An increase in cath lab efficiency, driven by a 5% relative reduction in invasive cardiac angiography (ICA) and an 8% relative increase in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).A 14%… View more

Guidelines & Statements

Imaging & Diagnostics
TCT Middle East 25: Intracoronary Imaging
Author(s): Rania Hammami , Mognee Alameer , Mamas A Mamas Added: 6 months ago
TCT Middle East 2025 — We are joined by Prof Rania Hammami, Dr Mognee Alameer and Prof Mamas Mamas as they discuss the evolving use of intracoronary imaging in contemporary practice.The experts examine imaging's expanding role across various clinical scenarios and its impact on intervention decision-making. Their insights cover modality selection considerations, safety profiles, cost… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Intervention
Systematic Scoping on DOACS in NVAF Patients
Author(s): Shirley Siang Ning Tan , Wei Hong Lai , Lee Len Tiong , et al Added: 3 months ago

Anticoagulation

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Dr Richard Schatz is research director of cardiovascular interventions at the Scripps Heart, Lung, and Vascular Center and director of gene and stem cell therapy. A recognized international expert in interventional cardiology, he has published and lectured extensively. His seminal work in coronary stents spurred a revolution in the treatment of coronary artery disease – more than 2 million of… View more
Bruce Rollman
Job title: Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, and Clinical and Translational Science
Dr Bruce L Rollman's research focuses on interventions to improve the quality of care for patients with depression and anxiety who are care for in non-psychiatric settings. Dr Rollman was also Principal Investigator for the Bypassing the Blues Trial that demonstrated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a nurse-led and telephone-delivered collaborative care strategy for treating depression… View more
Job title: Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Anita Asgar is an Interventional Cardiologist working at the Montreal Heart Institute,and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Montreal. Dr Asgar specialises in transcatheter valve interventions, congenital interventions and cardiac MRI. She is the lead cardiologist for the transcatheter mitral/tricuspid valve program at the Montreal Heart Institute. Her research interests… View more
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Cardiologist
Dr John A Spertus is aCardiologist and Professor of Medicine atUMKC School of Medicine, Missouri, US. DrSpertus is a graduate of UCSF Medical School and completed his internal medicine, cardiology and health services training at the University of Washington. His research focuses on methods for assessing patients’ health outcomes, measuring healthcare quality, and the use of information… View more