The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
May 2023
In this issue: a debate on invasive coronary testing in INOCA patients, the 17th European Bifurcation Club expert consensus; EAPCI/ESC expert consensus on the management of CAD in patients undergoing TAVI; EAPCI position statement on radiation protection for healthcare workers during pregnancy; In coronary interventions, SAPT after PCI from the OPTICA study; ultrasound-guided vs non-ultrasound-guided femoral access with vascular closure devices; post-PCI operator-defined optimisation strategies within the FFR-REACT trial. In interventions for valvular disease and heart failure, results from the ACURATE neo2 post-market clinical follow-up study; translational research using a balloon-expandable valve for treating a failed self-expanding valve, and more.
In this issue of EuroIntervention
Editorial
Editorial
Continuously renewing and at the cutting edge: Welcome to EuroPCR 2023!
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-E-23-00027
Debate
Debate
Invasive functional testing in the cath lab as a routine investigation in INOCA: pros and cons
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-E-23-00008
Expert consensus
Expert consensus
The 17th expert consensus document of the European Bifurcation Club – techniques to preserve access to the side branch during stepwise provisional stenting
Pan M,
Lassen JF,
Burzotta F,
Ojeda S,
Albiero R,
Lefèvre T,
Hildick-Smith D,
Johnson TW,
Chieffo A,
Banning A,
Ferenc M,
Darremont O,
Chatzizisis Y,
Louvard Y,
Stankovic G
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00124
Expert consensus
Management of coronary artery disease in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. A clinical consensus statement from the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions in collaboration with the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery
Tarantini G,
Tang G,
Nai Fovino L,
Blackman D,
Van Mieghem NM,
Kim W,
Karam N,
Carrilho Ferreira P,
Fournier S,
Pręgowski J,
Fraccaro C,
Vincent F,
Teles RC,
Mylotte D,
Wong I,
Bieliauskas G,
Czerny M,
Bonaros N,
Parolari A,
Dudek D,
Tchétché D,
Eltchaninoff H,
De Backer O,
Stefanini G,
Sondergaard L
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00958
Expert consensus
Radiation protection for healthcare professionals working in catheterisation laboratories during pregnancy: a statement of the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), the ESC Regulatory Affairs Committee and Women as One
Manzo-Silberman S,
Velázquez M,
Burgess S,
Sahni S,
Best P,
Mehran R,
Piccaluga E,
Vitali-Serdoz L,
Sarma A,
Barbash I,
Mauri J,
Szymański P,
Hinterbuchner L,
Stefanini G,
Gimelli A,
Maurovich-Horvat P,
Boersma L,
Buchanan G,
Pontone G,
Holmvang L,
Karam N,
Neylon A,
Morice M,
Leclercq C,
Tarantini G,
Dudek D,
Chieffo A
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00407
Coronary interventions
Clinical research
Single antiplatelet therapy directly after percutaneous coronary intervention in non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome patients: the OPTICA study
van der Sangen NM,
Claessen B,
Küçük IT,
den Hartog A,
Baan J,
Beijk M,
Delewi R,
van de Hoef TP,
Knaapen P,
Lemkes J,
Marques K,
Nap A,
Verouden NJ,
Vis MM,
de Winter R,
Kikkert WJ,
Appelman Y,
Henriques J
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00886
Editorial comment
The conundrum of percutaneous coronary intervention without aspirin: a call for clarity
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-E-23-00017
Clinical research
Ultrasound-guided femoral access in patients with vascular closure devices: a prespecified analysis of the randomised UNIVERSAL trial
d'Entremont M,
Alrashidi S,
Alansari O,
Brochu B,
Heenan L,
Skuriat E,
Tyrwhitt J,
Raco M,
Tsang M,
Valettas N,
Velianou J,
Sheth T,
Sibbald M,
Mehta SR,
Pinilla-Echeverri N,
Schwalm J,
Natarajan MK,
Kelly A,
Akl E,
Tawadros S,
Camargo M,
Faidi W,
Bauer J,
Moxham R,
Nkurunziza J,
Dutra G,
Winter J,
Jolly S
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-01130
Editorial comment
A UNIVERSAL call for the optimisation of vascular closure devices
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-E-23-00016
Research correspondence
Changes in post-PCI optimisation strategies with post-procedural FFR followed by IVUS
Neleman T,
Groenland F,
Ziedses des Plantes A,
Scoccia A,
van Zandvoort L,
Boersma E,
Nuis R,
den Dekker W,
Diletti R,
Wilschut J,
Zijlstra F,
Van Mieghem NM,
Daemen J
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00755
Interventions for valvular disease and heart failure
Clinical research
Clinical outcomes of the ACURATE neo2 transcatheter heart valve: a prospective, multicentre, observational, post-market surveillance study
Kim W,
Tamburino C,
Möllmann H,
Montorfano M,
Ellert-Gregersen J,
Rudolph TK,
Van Mieghem NM,
Hilker M,
Amat-Santos I,
Terkelsen CJ,
Petronio AS,
Stella P,
Götberg M,
Rück A,
Kasel AM,
Trillo R,
Appleby C,
Barbanti M,
Blanke P,
Modolo R,
Allocco DJ,
Sondergaard L
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00914
Editorial comment
ACURATE neo2: jack of all trades or master of none?
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-E-23-00012
Translational research
A bench study of balloon-expandable valves for the treatment of self-expanding valve failure
Akodad M,
Meier D,
Sellers SL,
De Backer O,
Mylotte D,
Landes U,
Frawley C,
Lynch L,
Tang GHL,
Sondergaard L,
Wood DA,
Webb JG,
Sathananthan J
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00769
Research correspondence
Oesophageal and gastric injuries caused by transoesophageal probe manipulation in patients undergoing transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for tricuspid regurgitation
May 12, 2023 | 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-01070