14 Feb 2026
Team approach to structural heart disease: how to handle unexpected situations
Anchorperson:
M. Toki
Summary
This session emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach in managing unexpected events during structural heart disease interventions. Through real-world examples, it highlights the roles and responses of radiologic technologists, clinical engineers, sonographers, and nursing staff in effectively addressing intraoperative complications and postoperative challenges to ensure patient safety and optimal outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- To understand how a TAVI radiologic technologist responded to unexpected intraoperative events
- To learn how a TAVI clinical engineer managed a sudden intraoperative deterioration
- To review how a TEER sonographer handled unexpected findings on postoperative echocardiography
- To discover how a TEER nurse supported the patient and family when postoperative recovery did not proceed as expected