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May 15, 2026

Volume 22 Number 10

This EuroPCR issue of EuroIntervention opens with a State-of-the-Art on the timing of transcatheter aortic valve implantation; we continue with a Debate on prasugrel vs ticagrelor in acute coronary syndromes; our 5 Original Research articles cover glucocorticoids for post-TAVI pacemaker prevention; the 30-day results of the DOUBLE-CHOICE trial; optical coherence tomography vs angiography in true left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions; ticagrelor versus clopidogrel with concurrent direct oral anticoagulants in acute coronary syndromes; clinical benefit of renal denervation at 3 years; we also have news from PCR in this issue; and more...

Viewpoint

Full-on commitment to interventional cardiology – today and in the future
Prendergast B, Barbato E, Dumonteil N, Gilard M, Tchétché D, Cuisset T, Gonzalo N, of the PCR Board ob
10.4244/EIJ-E-26-00007
free

Debate

Prasugrel should be preferred over ticagrelor in acute coronary syndromes: pros and cons
Angiolillo D, Kastrati A, Frazzetto M, Valgimigli M
10.4244/EIJ-E-26-00004
free

State-of-the-art

Timing of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with aortic stenosis
Craig N, Prendergast B, Newby D, Dweck M
10.4244/EIJ-D-25-00754
free

Original Research

Glucocorticoids to reduce permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVI: the GLUCO-TAVI randomised trial
Fuertes-Kenneally L, Torres-Mezcua F, Herrero-Brocal M, Quesada Rico J, Ferrer R, Ballester S, Rocamora J, Siscar P, Valencia J, Torres-Saura F, López Clemente D, Riquelme C, López Clemente J, Palencia T, Ortiz de Salazar C, Rubio A, De la Hoz Marañón L, Mateo Soler J, Martínez J, Ruiz-Nodar J
10.4244/EIJ-D-26-00032

Editorial comment

Inflammation after TAVI: an emerging therapeutic target?
Pilgrim T, Cozzi O
10.4244/EIJ-D-26-00452
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Comparison of self-expanding transcatheter heart valves for aortic stenosis: the multicentre, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority DOUBLE-CHOICE trial
Feistritzer H, Lauten P, Rudolph T, Rudolph V, Geisler T, Massberg S, Adam M, Baldus S, Sossalla S, Joner M, Moellmann H, Wolf A, Kim W, Borger M, Noack T, Boening A, Bleiziffer S, Hohenstein S, Hoesler N, Buske M, Majunke N, Lankisch N, Roeder M, Desch S, Thiele H, Abdel-Wahab M, of the DOUBLE-CHOICE investigators o
10.4244/EIJ-D-26-00001

Editorial comment

An unnecessary farewell? Drawing "accurate" lessons from DOUBLE-CHOICE
Blankenberg S, Ludwig S
10.4244/EIJ-E-26-00008
free
Optical coherence tomography versus angiographic guidance in true unprotected left main bifurcation disease: an OCTOBER substudy
Holck E, Andreasen L, Neghabat O, Laanmets P, Mogensen L, Spratt J, Bennett J, Calic S, Walsh S, O’Kane P, Cockburn J, Henerah L, Chowdhary S, Grikis K, Lønborg J, Heighert M, Kische S, Christiansen E
10.4244/EIJ-D-25-01337
Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in orally anticoagulated patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Emilsson O, Mohammad M, van der Pals J, Braun O, Angerås O, Jernberg T, Zhou M, von Koch S, Erlinge D, Koul S
10.4244/EIJ-D-25-01373
open access

Editorial comment

Long-term clinical benefit after radiofrequency renal denervation: pooled 36-month results from the SPYRAL Clinical Program
Kandzari D, Böhm M, Schmieder R, Townsend R, Schlaich M, Kario K, Whitbourn R, Gilbertson M, Mahfoud F
10.4244/EIJ-D-26-00161
open access

PCR Column

Strengthening your cardiovascular care pathway in times of disruption: a practical tool for European hospitals
Wijns W, Wallace S, the RESIL-Card consortium obo
10.4244/EIJ-E-26-00005
free

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