For patients with aortic stenosis, is earlier intervention beneficial? Mamas Mamas, Philippe Généreux, Nicolas Van Mieghem, and Bernard Prendergast discuss.
Ajay Kirtane and C. Michael Gibson discuss how orbital atherectomy compares with balloon angioplasty for severely calcified coronary arteries before DES implantation.
Transcatheter devices are new to the heart failure (HF) community and treatment armamentarium for severe MR. This discussion focuses on the impact of transcatheter devices on HF patients and current barriers faced by referring specialists.
Patient selection is important for transcatheter interventions and impacts result success. This discussion focuses on defining what treatment goals should be, limitations of current interventions, and identifying appropriate transcatheter patients.
Paul Ridker and C. Michael Gibson discuss 30-year data hinting at how three modifiable factors—LDL, hs-CRP, and Lp(a)—might be leveraged to reduce long-term risk.
Clinical trials face challenges with variability in echo images, protocol adherence, and data quality. This discussion focuses on strategies to improve trial integrity, operational efficiency, and regulatory approval of transcatheter devices.