18 Nov 2025
When the interventional cardiologist meets the surgeon
Facilitators:
M. Taramasso, T. Walther
Summary
This session highlights collaborative approaches between interventional cardiologists and surgeons in complex valve interventions. It includes cases such as transfemoral valve-in-valve TAVI in bio-Bentall patients with chronic aortic dissection, critical decision-making in life-threatening scenarios, the importance of access choice in TMVR, mechanical leaflet modification of failed surgical valves, and the dynamic interactions between cardiology and surgical teams during procedures.