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Original articleLetters to the Editor
Beyond “leave nothing behind”: reconsidering biological restoration after drug-coated balloon coronary intervention. Response
aDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele-Milan, Milan, Italy
bDivision of Cardiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano-Milan, Milan, Italy
cDivision of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States
dDivision of Cardiology, White Plains Hospital, White Plains, New York, United States
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000603
Available online: 08/04/2026
Original articleScientific letter
Early experience with transcatheter mitral valve replacement using the Edwards SAPIEN M3 prosthesis: a case series
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
bInstituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, 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.M26000607
Available online: 08/04/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Procedural volume and clinical outcomes of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair
aDepartment of Cardiology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, United States
bCardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States
cDepartment of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, United States
dDepartment of Cardiology, Marshall University, Huntington, United States
eDepartment of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, United States
fDepartment of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
gDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak, United States
hDivision of Cardiology, Center for Structural Heart Disease, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, United States
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000599
Available online: 08/04/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Self-expanding versus balloon-expandable valves in TAVI for bicuspid aortic valve: a meta-analysis
aInternal Medicine, Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Brazil
bInterventional Cardiology, Hospital INC, Curitiba, Brazil
cInterventional Cardiology, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
dInterventional Cardiology, Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil
◊These authors contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000598
Available online: 08/03/2026
Original articleLetters to the Editor
Beyond “leave nothing behind”: reconsidering biological restoration after drug-coated balloon coronary intervention
aDepartment of Cardiology, Batman Training and Research Hospital, Batman, Turkey
bDepartment of Cardiology, Memorial Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
cDepartment of Cardiology, Medicana International Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000597
Available online: 07/10/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Real-world safety and performance of the Navitian microcatheter in complex PCI: the rEpic04 observational study
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario de León, Leon, Spain
bDepartment of Cardiology, Centro Hospitalario Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
cServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
dServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, Spain
eCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
fServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Santander, Spain
gServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain
hServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000596
Available online: 07/03/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Differences in the prognosis of resuscitated cardiac arrest before primary angioplasty according to location of occurrence
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Pascual Parrilla (IMIB), El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
bDepartamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
cHospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
dCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000592
Available online: 07/03/2026
Original articleOriginal article
Experience with orbital atherectomy in calcified coronary artery disease at a hospital without on-site cardiac surgery
Unidad de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000595
Available online: 07/03/2026
Original articleEditorial
Regarding the OPTIMAL study: analyzing the apparent disconnect between a clinical trial and real-world practice
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000593
Available online: 06/25/2026
Original articleScientific letter
Lesion preparation before drug-coated balloon angioplasty for in-stent restenosis: comparison between specialty and conventional balloons
aDCB Academy, Milan, Italy
bDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
cFondazione Ricerca e Innovazione Cardiovascolare, Milan, Italy
dDivision of Cardiology, University of Parma, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
eInstitut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud (ICPS) Massy, Paris, France
fRoyal Medical Services - Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Salmon Al Khalifa Specialist Cardiac Center (RMS-MKCC), Awali, Bahrain
gDepartment of Cardiology and Structural Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
hDepartment of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland
iDepartment of Cardiology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
jDepartment of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
kCoronary Centre, University Hospitals Cleveland, Cleveland, United States
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000594
Available online: 06/11/2026
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