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My Toolkit in Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine

Have you ever found a practical modification to a common interventional technique that helped you to improve your results? How did you recently solve a difficult situation? Which basic learning helped you to make a big step forward in your hands-on practice? Discover this resource for practical solutions to improve your daily practice!

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How to use the guidewire for simple and efficient pacing during TAVI

14 May 2020

Cardiac pacing during prosthesis deployment is a critical step to improve deployment accuracy and safety. Discover the tips and solutions proposed by Didier Tchétché and Saif Siddiqui.

Didier Tchetche

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Didier Tchetche
Saifullah Siddiqui

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Saifullah Siddiqui
My Toolkit: How to use the guidewire for simple and efficient pacing during TAVI

How to bend a coronary wire for difficult side branch access?

23 Apr 2020

Bending a wire for side branch access requires taking into account the geometry of the main vessel, the angulation of the side branch, the space for rotation of the wire, and the distribution of plaque, the presence of a stent etc. Discover the tips and solutions...

Mohammad A. Al Ahmad

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Mohammad A. Al Ahmad
Dr. Christoph K. Naber

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Christoph Naber

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Bettina Gerlach
How to bend a coronary wire for difficult side branch access?

Why and how to perform Proximal Optimisation Technique (POT)

17 Apr 2020

Proximal stent optimization to pMV reference diameter needs to be performed with an adequately sized (1:1) and meticulously positioned balloon since either too proximal or too distal position of POT balloon leads to suboptimal results. Discover the tips and solutions proposed by Zlatko Mehmedbegovic et al.

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Zlatko Mehmedbegovic

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Dario Jelic

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Goran Stankovic
My toolkit: Why and how to perform Proximal Optimisation Technique (POT)

How to use a Rotablator as single operator

24 Mar 2020

A single operator technique simplifies the procedure and removes the dependence on having a trained assistant. Discover the tips and solutions proposed by Joshua Loh.

Dr. Joshua Loh

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Joshua Loh
My toolkit: How to use a Rotablator as single operator

Ultrasound-guided puncture of the femoral artery for TAVI

24 Feb 2020

Ultrasound can enhance safety and facilitate femoral puncture... Discover the tips and solutions proposed by Won-Keun Kim!

Won-Keun Kim

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Won-Keun Kim
My toolkit: Ultrasound-guided puncture of the femoral artery for TAVI