Session 2.4 | Drug-Coated Balloons in Contemporary PCI: Evidence, Technique and Case Based Application

Chair: Azeem Latib

Panel: Ajay Kirtane; Kathleen Kearney; Bernardo Cortese; Robert Riley

DCBs are reshaping how we think about coronary intervention, less metal, smarter prep, better long-term options. Dr Ajay Kirtane, reviews the US evidence base and data, making the case for DCBs beyond ISR. Dr Kathleen Kearney demonstrates DCB technique in a challenging ISR case with calcific nodule. Dr Bernardo Cortese presents PICCOLETO X data supporting DCB use in CTOs and complex de novo disease. Dr Azeem Latib, closes with practical cases illustrating the metal-less era in action. Lesion preparation is everything.