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Original articleCongresses
Resúmenes presentados al 37 Congreso de la Asociación de Cardiología Intervencionista de la Sociedad Española de Cardiología (Only available in Spanish)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECIC.M26000600
Available online: 06/08/2026
Original articleEditorial
Drug-coated balloon for the treatment of bifurcation lesions: high enthusiasm, but still limited evidence
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, 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.M26000590
Available online: 06/04/2026
Original articleImages in cardiology
Percutaneous treatment of a late coronary mycotic pseudoaneurysm
aDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
bDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
cDepartamento de Radiología, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Spain
dDepartamento de Medicina Clínica, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000591
Available online: 06/03/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Senior-ROLLER: age‑related outcomes of plaque modification in coronary stenosis. Subanalysis of the ROLLER COASTR-EPIC22
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
bInstituto de Investigación del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
cServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain
dServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
eCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
fServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
gServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
hServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
iServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain
jServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
◊These authors contributed equally to the manuscript and share first authorship.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000589
Available online: 04/30/2026
Original articleScientific letter
Artificial intelligence-assisted detection of marker band detachment during laser atherectomy
aServicio de Cardiología, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Hospital Sant Boi, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
bUnidad de Cardiología Intervencionista, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
cCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
dServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000587
Available online: 04/29/2026
Original articleEditorial
PCB vs SCB: has the balance begun to shift?
aDepartment of Cardiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom
bNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000588
Available online: 04/20/2026
Original articleScientific letter
Ultra low-dose fluoroscopy in chronic total occlusion PCI: a preliminary feasibility study
aDepartment of Cardiology, County Hospital Cakovec, Cakovec, Croatia
bDepartment of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
cDivision of Interventional Cardiology and Ischemic Heart Disease, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital of Split (KBC Split), Split, Croatia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000586
Available online: 04/17/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Audiovisual distraction with virtual reality goggles for chronic total occlusion procedures: the ReViCTO trial
aDepartamento de Cardiología, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Deu, Hospital Sant Boi, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
bDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de València, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (INCLIVA), Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
cCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000584
Available online: 04/17/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Design of the ORBIT-SHOCK pilot study: orbital atherectomy vs intravascular lithotripsy for calcified coronary nodules
aDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, Spain
bDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain
cDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
dDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
eDepartamento de Cardiología,Hospital Universitario General de Alicante, Alicante, Spain
fDepartamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad de Córdoba, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
gCentro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000582
Available online: 04/17/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Drug-coated balloons versus drug-eluting stents for de novo coronary lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
aCardiology Unit, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy
b3rd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
cDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
dServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínic, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
eDepartment of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, United States
fDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico “Rodolico – San Marco”, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
gServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, España Servicio de Cardiología Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
hCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
iDepartment of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
jDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
kCenter of Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences, Ospedale Isola Tiberina, Gemelli Isola, Rome, Italy
1Department of Cardiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom
mFacultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
◊These authors contributed equally.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000583
Available online: 04/16/2026
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