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🎙️ What are the key takeaways from the SPIRARE II pivotal trial on mechanical thrombectomy for acute intermediate-risk PE?

Dr Aaysha Cader (@aayshacader) & Dr Catalin Toma (@CatalinPToma) discuss the Vertex system, trial design, and the latest clinical safety and effectiveness outcomes.

Find out what these findings mean for your daily interventional practice!

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📖 Read the Original Research: eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/safety…

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In this prespecified FAVOR III China analysis of 3,455 patients, lower post-PCI μQFR was associated with a higher 5-year risk of MACE (aHR 1.30 for lowest vs highest tertile), driven mainly by ischaemia-driven revascularisation.
Discrimination was modest, supporting use as a continuous metric rather than a binary target.

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#PCI #CoronaryPhysiology #QFR #MACE

Rapid CYP2C19 genotyping can inform P2Y12 inhibitor selection after PCI.
In this study, delayed de-escalation to clopidogrel in loss-of-function carriers was not associated with a significant increase in ischaemic or bleeding events.

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Can humanoid robots support workflow in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory?

In a simulated setting, a teleoperated humanoid robot performed routine tasks, including equipment retrieval and procedure table preparation.

An early proof of concept for robotic assistance in routine, non-clinical tasks.

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#InterventionalCardiology #Robotics #CathLab

Where does mechanical thrombectomy stand in acute pulmonary embolism?

In this Editorial, Salinas discusses the results of SPIRARE II, highlighting reproducible haemodynamic outcomes while questioning which patients benefit most from intervention.

Editorial: eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/reprod…
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Related Original Article by Sayfo et al: eurointervention.pcronline.com/article/safety…