This study suggests that traditional clinical risk factors cannot predict high-risk coronary plaques, but the presence of these high-risk plaques is consistently associated with worse clinical outcomes regardless of the patient's overall risk profile.
The article provides a practical overview of the use of drug-coated balloons (DCBs) in the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions, exploring their potential advantages, integration into provisional stenting strategies, and current evidence supporting their use.
This editorial discusses how photon-counting computed tomography can provide high-resolution imaging of coronary stents, which may help guide percutaneous coronary interventions.
This consensus document from the Drug Coated Balloon Academic Research Consortium aims to standardise study designs and endpoints for clinical trials involving drug-coated balloons in the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease.
Expert consensus on DCBs in CAD; photon-counting CT for ISR; clinical risk, high-risk plaques, and clinical outcomes; “double-tap” technique for BEVs; in depth analysis of the NOTION-2 trial; and more