2026-09-22
The 11th PCI Optimization by Physiology And Imaging (POPAI 2026) in Japan was a remarkable success. On 19th Sep, we were honored to host a dedicated Special Symposium: "Imaging-based Physiological Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease."
A recent case report by Prof. Yong He and Dr. Baotao Huang from West China Hospital, Sichuan University, published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, highlights how AI-powered CtaPlus software — integrating CCTA analysis and CCTA-angiography fusion — can support procedural planning for complex CTO PCI.
Prof. Simone Biscaglia (University of Ferrara) led the AIR STEMI trial – an ESC Hot Line study published in NEJM that establishes functional coronary angiography as the new standard for complete revascularization in STEMI.
A new study published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions evaluated the diagnostic performance of 2D μQFR (Murray law based quantitative flow ratio) against wire based FFR, comparing it with 3D μQFR and vFFR.
Recently, Mr. Kajiura and Prof. Hitoshi Matsuo's team from Gifu Heart Center utilized CtaPlus for quantitative lesion analysis, standardizing our pre-procedural evaluation and strengthening the scientific rigor of interventional planning.
A new international study, co-authored by Prof. Shengxian (Sanven) Tu of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zsolt Piroth, Zsolt Kőszegi from Hungary, and Gábor G. Tóth from Austria, compared Murray law-based quantitative flow ratio (μFR) with invasive FFR in 33 LAD lesions. hashtag#μFR analysis was performed using hashtag#AngioPlus by Pulse Medical.
