1 Introduction The 20th annual Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) Conference took place in Washington, DC in February 2017. More than 2000 leading interventional and endovascular specialists attended the four-day international…
The CRT conference is the platform for interventional cardiology education and news. This year was a great success with many late-breaking trial submissions, a reflection of the success of the…
Abstract The ulnar artery is similar in size to the radial artery, however it is more difficult to palpate and access. For those physicians who mastered trans-ulnar access (TUA) this…
Abstract Side branch occlusion, which was one of the common complications in percutaneous coronary interventions, was closely associated with cardiac death and myocardial infarction. Clinical guidelines also support the importance…
Abstract The goal of MitraClip therapy is to achieve mitral regurgitation reduction without iatrogenic creation of clinically significant MS. In some series, up to 35% of patients are left with…
Abstract We report on two cases in which Y-shaped coronary bifurcations were treated with the use of Bioresorbable scaffolds. The first case was of a 50-year-old man with NSTEMI. Coronary…
Abstract Although chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is considered very rare, this condition could be fatal if it becomes complicated with an acute coronary syndrome…
Abstract We report the case of a 35-year-old man who developed a massive pulmonary embolism (PE) after spine surgery. After an accidental axial fall, the patient developed a spinal epidural…
Abstract Background/purpose Diabetes portends an increased risk of adverse early and late outcomes in patients undergoing PCI. In this study, we aimed to investigate if the adverse effect of diabetes…
Abstract Background/purpose The presence of heavy coronary artery calcification increases the complexity of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and increases the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE): death, myocardial infarction…
