Congratulations to the winners, finalists and special mentions of the EuroIntervention Awards 2026.
Best #EIJonAir
Winner:
Salvatore Brugaletta and Giuseppe Tarantini — “High-risk PCI in surgically ineligible patients”
Finalists:
Jean-Claude Deharo
Robert-Jan van Geuns &
Jonathan Los
Arif Khokhar
Giulio Stefanini
Best Flashlight
Winner:
“Concertina effect mimicking plaque rupture in a patient presenting with acute coronary syndrome”
Nitin Chandra Mohan, Tom Johnson et al.
Finalists:
“Erosion-like plaque image during coronary vasospasm”
Teresa Bastante, Fernando Alfonso et al.
“TOPAZ transjugular transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement”
Amr Gamal, Neil P. Fam et al.
“Five-year follow-up of transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement with the EVOQUE valve”
Kevin Millar, John G. Webb et al.
Best Central Illustration
Winner:
Francesco Bendandi, Francesco Saia, et al.— “Development and validation of the D-PACE scoring system to predict delayed high-grade conduction disturbances after transcatheter aortic valve implantation”
Finalists:
“Antithrombotic therapy in complex percutaneous coronary intervention”
Domenico Simone Castiello, Raffaele Piccolo et al.
“Management of complications after valvular interventions”
Agam Bansal, Samir R. Kapadia et al.
“The heterogeneity of response to direct oral anticoagulants in patients with hypoattenuating leaflet thickening”
Ali Husain, Stephanie L. Sellers et al.
“Chimney stenting for preventing coronary obstruction in redo-TAVI with balloon-expandable valves within self-expanding valves”
Alessandro Beneduce, Dariusz Dudek et al.
Cory’s Innovation Award
Winner:
“Single-view angiographic microcirculatory resistance index after primary PCI: the EARLY-MYO-AMR study”
Zhiwen Zhang et al.
“Non-invasive assessment of microcirculatory resistance by coronary computed tomography angiography”
Dan Deng, Zhihui Zhang et al.
Finalists:
“Hertz contact intravascular lithotripsy for calcified coronary artery disease: the PINNACLE-I trial”
Stefan Verheye, Johan Bennett et al.
“SESAME technique: septal scoring along the midline endocardium”
James M. McCabe, G. Burkhard Mackensen et al.
“Impact of intracoronary supersaturated oxygen therapy on microvascular obstruction and infarct size in patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction”
Tobias König, Andreas Schäfer et al.
Most Impactful Research
Winner:
“Acute outcomes for the full US cohort of the FLASH mechanical thrombectomy registry in pulmonary embolism”
Catalin Toma et al.
Finalists:
“Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or standard care in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: the multicentre, randomised EURO SHOCK trial”
Amerjeet S. Banning, Anthony H. Gershlick et al.
“Mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair”
Jörg Hausleiter, Fabien Praz et al.
“Left atrial appendage occlusion”
David R. Holmes Jr, Mohamad A. Alkhouli et al.
“Reproducibility of bolus versus continuous thermodilution for assessment of coronary microvascular function in patients with ANOCA”
Emanuele Gallinoro, Bernard De Bruyne et al.
Best Review / State-of-the-Art
Winner:
“Antithrombotic therapy in complex percutaneous coronary intervention”
Domenico Simone Castiello, Angelo Oliva et al.
Finalists:
“Management of complications after valvular interventions”
Agam Bansal, Samir R. Kapadia et al.
“Definitions and standardized endpoints for the use of drug-coated balloon in coronary artery disease: consensus document of the Drug Coated Balloon Academic Research Consortium”
Simone Fezzi, Patrick W. Serruys et al.
“Mechanical circulatory support for complex, high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention”
Enrico G. Ferro, Robert W. Yeh et al.
“Advances in coronary imaging of atherosclerotic plaques”
Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, Fernando Alfonso et al.
Best Original Research
Winner:
“Direct oral anticoagulants or warfarin in patients with left ventricular thrombus after ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a pilot trial and a prespecified meta-analysis of randomised trials”
Yaser Jenab, P. Sadeghipour et al.
Finalists:
“Completeness, timing, and guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction and multivessel disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis”
Claudio Laudani, Davide Capodanno et al.
“One-month dual antiplatelet therapy followed by prasugrel monotherapy at a reduced dose: the 4D-ACS randomised trial”
Youngwoo Jang, Woong Chol Kang et al.
“Comprehensive diagnosis in chronic coronary syndromes combining angiography and intracoronary testing: the AID-ANGIO study”
Adrián Jerónimo, Javier Escaned et al.
“Development and validation of the D-PACE scoring system to predict delayed high-grade conduction disturbances after transcatheter aortic valve implantation”
Francesco Bendandi, Francesco Saia et al.
Best Reviewer
Winner:
Felice Gragnano
Finalists:
Fernando Alfonso
Claudio Laudani
Hector A. Alvarez-Covarrubias
Alessandro Sticchi
Best Editor
Winner:
Joanna Wykrzykowska
Finalists:
Rodrigo Bagur
Christos V. Bourantas
Felix Mahfoud
Liesbeth Rosseel
