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Original articleImages in cardiology
Impella-supported triple-mechanism septal ablation in tako-tsubo syndrome
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
bCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000578
Available online: 04/13/2026
Original articleScientific letter
Late functional gain after drug-coated balloon treatment for de novo coronary lesions
aDepartment of Cardiology, University and Hospital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
bCardiology Department, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
cCardiology Department, Cecil Clinic Hirslanden, Lausanne, Switzerland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000579
Available online: 04/07/2026
Original articleEditor's page
How to get started in clinical research: notes from experience
aEditor-in-Chief, REC: Interventional Cardiology
bServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, Cantabria, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000576
Available online: 04/07/2026
Original articleEditorial
Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for ventricular secondary mitral regurgitation: perfect synergy with optimal medical therapy
aÁrea del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
bInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
cDepartamento de Medicina, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
dCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000581
Available online: 03/27/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Drug-coated balloon for the side branch compared with conventional strategy in left anterior descending-diagonal bifurcation lesions
Unidad de Hemodinámica, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000574
Available online: 03/27/2026
Original articleEditorial
Rational application of excimer laser in complex percutaneous coronary intervention: beyond balloon failure
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII de Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain
bInstitut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud (IRBCatSud), Tarragona, Spain
cUniversitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
dCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000575
Available online: 03/24/2026
Original articleScientific letter
Clinical and economic impact of FFR-CT–guided management in moderate coronary artery disease: an interventional simulation study
aDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Área Sanitaria de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
bGrupo de Investigación Cardiovascular, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000577
Available online: 03/13/2026
Original articleOriginal article
SELUTION SLR sirolimus-eluting balloon compared with the Pantera Lux paclitaxel drug-coated balloon in the management of de novo coronary lesions
aInterventional Cardiology Unit, Hospital de Santo André Entidade Pública Empresarial (EPE), Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
bInterventional Cardiology Unit, Hospital do Espírito Santo de Évora Entidade Pública Empresarial (EPE), Unidade Local de Saúde do Alentejo Central, Évora, Portugal
cInterventional Cardiology Unit, Hospital de Faro Entidade Pública Empresarial (EPE), Unidade Local de Saúde do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000571
Available online: 03/04/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Feasibility of implementing reperfusion strategies in STEMI codes in a mountainous population remote from a PCI-capable center
aSistema d’Emergències Mèdiques de Catalunya (SEM), Sort, Lleida, Spain
bInstitut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida Fundació Dr. Pifarré, Lleida, Spain
cServicio de Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Reus, Reus, Tarragona, Spain
dInstitut de Recerca Biomèdica Catalunya Sud (IRBCatSud), Tarragona, Spain
eServicio de Urgencias y Emergencias, Hospital Comarcal del Pallars Tremp, Lleida, Spain
fServicio de Emergencias, Institut Català de la Salut (ICS), Balaguer, Lleida, Spain
gDepartamento de Enfermería Medicoquirúrgica, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Enfermería, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000570
Available online: 03/04/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Territorial longitudinal strain to predict the location and severity of significant stenosis in stable coronary artery disease
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000573
Available online: 03/04/2026
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