EuroIntervention | Editor's Choice

In this episode of Editor's Choice, Dr Aaysha Cader speaks with Professor Huimin Chu about LAAC with AnchorMan versus Watchman 2.5 devices. They discuss how the 12-month results of the SAFE-PROTECT trial indicated the non-inferiority of the novel AnchorMan occluder for both primary and secondary endpoints: clinical success and LAA closure success at 1 year. This study found that the AnchorMan’s de...

In this episode of Editor's Choice, Doctor Aaysha Cader speaks with Doctor Shin Nagai and Professor Toyoaki Murohara about the connection between door-to-unload time and mortality in STEMI-CS patients. They discuss how the J-PVAD registry data confirm that early unloading and prompt revascularisation are paramount; as high-volume centres achieve these targets more consistently, organised shock sys...

In this episode of Editor's Choice, Doctor Aaysha Cader speaks with Professor Giuseppe Tarantini about the current state-of-the-art on TAVI and coronary interventions, recently published in EuroIntervention. Professor Tarantini shares insights on managing the complex interaction between CAD, PCI, and TAVI; the value of CT imaging and angiography in strategy planning; and how to optimise outcomes i...

In this episode of Editor’s Choice, Dr Aaysha Cader speaks with Dr Juan Miguel Ruiz-Nodar about the results of the GLUCO-TAVI trial, recently published in EuroIntervention. They discuss the impact of glucocorticoid therapy on reducing permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) following TAVI, highlighting a 50% relative risk reduction at one month. Dr Ruiz-Nodar also shares insights into the mechanism...

In this episode of Editor’s Choice, Dr Aaysha Cader speaks with Doctor Birgitte Andersen about the latest findings from the FAVOR III Europe trial, recently published in EuroIntervention. They discuss the 2-year follow-up comparing quantitative flow ratio (QFR) and fractional flow reserve (FFR), including the key outcome that QFR did not demonstrate non-inferiority at one year. Dr Andersen explore...

In this episode of Editor’s Choice, Dr Aaysha Cader speaks with Professor Michael Joner about the ELASTA-T technique, presented in the Expert Review, “Electrosurgical Laceration and Stabilisation of Tricuspid Edge-to-Edge Repair: the ELASTA-T Technique,” recently published in EuroIntervention. Professor Joner explains the clinical rationale behind ELASTA-T and its potential role in the evolving tr...

In this episode of Editor’s Choice, Professor Roxana Mehran discusses her original research article, “Prevalence and Prognostic Impact of High Ischaemic Risk Criteria in Chronic Coronary Syndrome Patients Undergoing PCI,” recently published in EuroIntervention. In conversation with Dr Aaysha Cader, Professor Mehran explores the background, methodology, and key findings from this study conducted in...

In the first episode of Editor’s Choice, podcast host Dr Aaysha Cader invite you to her conversation with Prof. Tobias Geisler and Dr. Mia Jacobsen about their review "State-of-the-Art: Transcatheter aortic valve thrombosis", recently published in EuroIntervention. Together, they break down why TAV thrombosis after TAVI/TAVR matters for clinicians today, clarify the key terminology used in the fie...