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The system was showcased at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in San Diego, USA, earlier this year. The platform features the only modular self-aligning stent technology to evenly scaffold bifurcations. This may overcome the limitations of current bifurcation systems and reduce the incidence of restenosis and thrombosis associated with current procedures, thus potentially reducing the number of referrals for open-heart surgery. ABS is hoping to obtain a CE Mark in Europe. Demonstrations of the system can be accessed at www.advancedbifurcation.com Other news items in BJC Issue 4, 2018: New heart failure nurse audit Europ

This helpful, practical guide to interventional cardiology focuses on procedural and technical aspects rather than the overall clinical practice approach usually seen in larger textbooks. It assumes that clinical decision-making prior to starting the procedure has been sound, and approaches things from the perspective of already having a patient on the table. The content and chapters are fairly comprehensive and logical in their order, with increasingly complex or less commonly performed procedures towards the end of the book. I would have liked a specific chapter on rotational atherectomy and also perhaps one on some adjunctive methods to ev