Volume 11 – Number 2

In this issue of AsiaIntervention

A Russian all-comers registry: ultrathin-strut DES with good results; complex bifurcation lesions and predictors of failure of reverse wire techniques; equivalent results of LMCA PCI in diabetics vs non-diabetics; EASTBOURNE Registry: DCB results in East Asian vs Caucasian patients; non-surgical mitral valve repair and replacement in patients with MAC; and more
Kaul U

Editorials

Ultrathin-strut stents – towards zero stent-related events?
Bangalore S
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e97-e98
What do we need to maximise the effect of drug-coated balloons? An Asian perspective
Muramatsu T
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e99-e100

Original Research

Clinical safety and performance of a biodegradable polymer-coated sirolimus-eluting stent in an all-comers population: results from the S-FLEX Russia registry
Protopopov A, Litvinyuk N, Stolyarov D, Rashytov D, Krestyaninov O, Badoyan A, Maiskov V, Samochatov D, Shestov D, Skrypnik D, Kostin A
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e101-e109
Predictors of failure in the reverse wire technique for complex coronary bifurcation lesions
Murasato Y, Meno K, Omura S, Ura Y, Mori T
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e110-e118
Assessing mortality rates and predictors of cardiac death in diabetic and non-diabetic patients after left main percutaneous coronary intervention with the Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent in Bangladesh: a comprehensive analysis
Malik F, Kalimuddin M, Ahmed N, Badiuzzaman M, Ahmed M, Dutta A, Banik D, Rahman M, Huq T
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e119-e128
Performance of drug-coated balloons in East Asian and Caucasian patients: a post hoc analysis of the EASTBOURNE Registry
El Khoury A, Malakouti S, Ielasi A, Sivalingam J, Greco A, Khialani B, Gattuso D, Cortese B
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e129-e138

Expert Review

Mitral annular calcification in interventional cardiology: address all fears
Dimitriadis K, Drikou C, Georgoulea C, Pyrpyris N, Tsioufis P, Iliakis P, Beneki E, Chrysohoou C, Shuvy M, Aznaouridis K, Aggeli K, Tsioufis K
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e139-e148

Flashlight

Successful bailout using perfusion balloon for iatrogenic catheter-induced coronary artery dissection
Miyamoto R, Kageyama N, Fujimoto Y, Maegawa Y, Fujinaga H
AsiaIntervention 2025;11:e149-e150
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