In this issue of EuroIntervention, we bring you a debate on orbital versus rotational atherectomy; original research papers on short dual antiplatelet therapy after non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome after percutaneous coronary intervention in high bleeding risk patients; the impact of different calcium morphologies on intravascular lithotripsy, ultrathin-strut versus thin-strut biodegradable-polymer sirolimus-eluting stents healing and outcomes; news from the EAPCI Valve for Life initiative, and more...
Original Research
One- versus three-month dual antiplatelet therapy in high bleeding risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
Cao D, Vranckx P, Valgimigli M, Sartori S, Angiolillo DJ, Bangalore S, Bhatt DL, Feng Y, Ge J, Hermiller J, Makkar RR, Neumann F, Saito S, Picon H, Toelg R, Maksoud A, Chehab BM, Choi JW, Campo G, De la Torre Hernandez JM, Krucoff MW, Kunadian V, Sardella G, Spirito A, Thiele H, Varenne O, Vogel B, Zhou Y, Windecker S, Mehran R
10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00658
Same-day discharge after large-bore access in percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total coronary occlusions
Somsen YB, Wilgenhof A, Hoek R, Schumacher SP, Pizarro Perez CS, van Diemen PA, Jukema RA, Stuijfzand WJ, Twisk JW, Danad I, Verouden NJ, Nap A, de Winter RW, Henriques JP, Knaapen P
10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00838
Impact of coronary calcium morphology on intravascular lithotripsy
McInerney A, Travieso A, Jerónimo Baza A, Alfonso F, del Val D, Cerrato E, Garcia de Lara J, Pinar E, Perez de Prado A, Jimenez Quevedo P, Tirado-Conte G, Nombela-Franco L, Brugaletta S, Cepas-Guillén P, Sabaté M, Cubero Gallego H, Vaquerizo B, Jurado A, Varbella F, Jiménez M, Garcia Escobar A, de la Torre JM, Amat Santos I, Jimenez Diaz VA, Escaned J, Gonzalo N
10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00605
Ultrathin-strut versus thin-strut stent healing and outcomes in preclinical and clinical subjects
Ikegami R, Piao Z, Iglesias J, Pilgrim T, Ha K, McCarthy J, Castellanos M, Kassab M, Albagdadi M, Mauskapf A, Spicer G, Kandzari D, Edelman E, Libby P, Heg D, Joner M, Tearney G, Jaffer F
10.4244/EIJ-D-23-00563