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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
Original articleInterviews
An interview with Lorenzo Azzalini
aServicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
bInstituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Córdoba, Spain
cCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
dUniversidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24875/RECICE.M26000585
Available online: 04/16/2026
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
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