CRT 2026 late breaking trials in coronary interventions: A narrative review of the trial designs, hypotheses, and findings

Clinicians from around the world presented prominent interventional cardiology trials at Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) 2026. The trials raise important discussions for the past, present, and future for coronary interventions. Medical professionals from the field of interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, cardiac imaging, non-invasive cardiology, cardiac and vascular surgery, endovascular specialists, allied health professionals, and more attend this meeting. We designed this article to discuss the hypotheses, trial findings, and future directions of all late-breaking coronary intervention clinical trials from CRT 2026.