Interventional Cardiovascular Surgery

A 62-year-old active male with severe stenosis of bicuspid aortic valve, ascending aortic aneurysm and obesity…

View this virtual LIVE case surgery recorded in Leipzig Heart Center, Germany – followed by LIVE call-ins from different city pods around the globe.

This session was originally presented during PCR Valves...

Surgeons have been for many years the only interventionalists. The only “doctors” to dare enter the body and mechanically intervene on structures to cure or improve quality of life. The link between surgeons and interventional cardiologists is very strong. Many surgeons contributed to the development of...

POPular CABG: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ticagrelor on SVG patency when added to low-dose aspirin in post-CABG patients.

Find out how coronary CT can be used for selection of coronary revascularisation procedures and how it can help planning the procedural strategy for PCI of bifurcation and complex lesions.

This session was originally presented during PCR e-Course 2020.

F. Maisano, B. Prendergast and W. Wijns discuss how to plan the future at the end of the lockdown and the confinement, measures of prevention in case of a new outbreak, and the need for physicians to stay connected and keep learning... ...

A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO since January 2020. The rapid, exponential, increase in confirmed cases makes prevention and control of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) extremely critical. Although clinical manifestations of...

This study is a sub-analysis of the EXCEL (Evaluation of XIENCE Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization) trial. Its aim is to evaluate the rate and impact of repeat revascularization of the Left Main coronary artery using modern PCI or surgical...

The RECOVERY trial sought to compare long-term clinical outcomes of early surgical AVR with conservative care strategy according to the current guidelines in asymptomatic patients with very severe AS.

Consult this session on primary mitral regurgitation to learn more about the current practice and advanced surgical and transcatheter techniques, and discover key tips and tricks that will improve procedural outcomes in your everyday clinical practice.

Although multiple studies have demonstrated an early health status benefit with TAVI vs. SAVR , this is the first randomized trial to demonstrate a persistent, albeit modest, health status advantage with TAVI at 6 and 12 months—timepoints at which patients are assumed to have recovered fully...