Three new focussed Educational Pathways
Get a handy overview of sessions relating to three particular focuses: transseptal access for mitral valve procedures, bicuspid aortic valve and electrosurgery (BASILICA*/transcaval)

New this year! The interactive Programme features a new filter option that will enable you to visualise all sessions that address transseptal access for mitral valve procedures, bicuspid aortic valve, and electrosurgery (BASILICA/transcaval). Use this easy way to prepare your 3-day itinerary and get the very most out of your Course experience!
For those who have a special interest in one or more of these topics, a summary of the corresponding sessions will be found here below.
*Bioprosthetic Aortic Scallop Intentional Laceration to prevent Iatrogenic Coronary Artery obstruction
Table of content:
Focussed Educational Pathway: Transseptal access for mitral valve procedures
- SUNDAY
- 11:00 - Room Learning: Essential Learning: transseptal puncture for mitral interventions
- MONDAY
- 08:50 - Main Arena: Continuous LIVE demonstration from University Hospital of Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland
- 16:25 - Imaging Learning Centre: Imaging the atrial septum for transcatheter mitral valve interventions
- 17:00 - Main Arena: LIVE demonstration from St Thomas' Hospital - London, United Kingdom
- TUESDAY
- 08:30 - Main Arena: LIVE demonstration from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France
- 11:00 - Main Arena: The PASCAL repair system - Latest innovation in transcatheter mitral valve therapy with LIVE demonstration from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France
Throughout the Course, there will be several time-slots for brushing up on each of the following practical skills:
Training Village:
- Edwards PASCAL transcatheter valve repair system - Hands-on experience - Training Room Edwards Lifesciences
- Changes in design can translate into clinical outcomes - Everything you need to know about the different generations of the MitraClip device - Training Room Abbott
- All you need to know about MitraClip: from screening to clip selection – Some do's and don'ts - Training Room Abbott
- How to perform transseptal puncture (hands-on session) - Training Room Edwards Lifesciences
- Multi-modality imaging for transseptal crossing and patient individualised C-arm projections in LAA closure - Training Room Siemens Healthineers
Transseptal Puncture HeartLab (simulation-based learning):
- Transseptal puncture: hands-on deep learning
Focussed Educational Pathway: Bicuspid aortic valve
- SUNDAY
- 11:00 - Room 2: Aortic anatomy and pathophysiology LIVE – an in-depth interactive workshop
- 15:30 - Room Learning: Essential Learning: Tailored TAVI planning using CT imaging - sizing and valve selection (from simple to complex)
- MONDAY
- 11:00 - Imaging Learning Centre: Imaging of the aortic valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- 14:45 - Room 2: Heart Team 2.0 in action: how to manage complex TAVI procedures
- 17:15 - Room 2: Heart Team 2.0 in action: TAVI or SAVR in younger lower-risk patients?
- TUESDAY
- 13:10 - Room 2: Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: TAVI in pure aortic regurgitation
- 14:50 - Main Arena: LIVE demonstration from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France
Focussed Educational Pathway: Electrosurgery (BASILICA/Transcaval)
- SUNDAY
- 11:00 - Interactive Case Corner: Complex TAVI procedures: BASILICA and ring cracking
- 13:15 - Room 4: Special procedures: Transcaval access
- 15:30 - Room 4: Special procedures: the BASILICA to avoid coronary obstruction in high risk anatomy
- MONDAY
- 11:00 - Main Arena: LIVE demonstration from St Thomas' Hospital - London, United Kingdom - TBC
Consult articles on BASILICA that feature in the EuroIntervention Journal