Programme Highlights @PCR London Valves 2019
Look back on the 2019 Course highlights!
PCR London Valves is the Course for everyone engaged in the care of patients with heart valve disease. The 2019 edition expanded to a total of 11 session rooms, of which 3 were new this year. The Programme catered more than ever for participants of all levels of experience, and offered plenty of opportunities for hands-on training and cross-collaboration!
Table of content
- Course Structure
- 3 days - 3 topics - 3 disciplines!
- Hands-on workshops
- Spotlight on Challenges for the Heart Team I: A new interventional paradigm for aortic valve disease
- Controversy: Mitral regurgitation and heart failure
- Late-breaking trials
- LIVE demonstrations on transcatheter and surgical valve procedures
- Sessions built with your submissions!
- Keynote Lectures
- Imaging Learning Centre
- Three new focussed Educational Pathways
Course Structure
The Course kicked off on Sunday with a Workshop Day that provided Heart Team with practical experience to apply to their daily practice. Monday and Tuesday built on this collaborative environment with talks on cutting edge research, LIVE demonstrations and presentations by keynote speakers.
3 days - 3 topics - 3 disciplines!
During the 3-day Programme at #PCRLV, the 3 topics of aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves were addressed in sessions of which almost 90% had a ‘mixed’ panel of Heart Team representatives from 3 different fields: cardiac surgery, imaging and interventional cardiology.
Interactive workshops
These 9 practical, lively, interactive workshops took place on Sunday:
- Anatomy and pathophysiology LIVE workshops - aortic, mitral and tricuspid
- Special procedures - coronary access after TAVI; transcaval access; BASILICA
- How to solve TAVI complications - coronary occlusion; vascular complications
- How to solve MitraClip complications
In addition, 3 brand new session rooms were set aside for simulation-based learning workshops organised by the Zurich HeartLab!
Spotlight on Challenges for the Heart Team I: a new interventional paradigm for aortic valve disease
This session allowed participants to learn about the impact of the latest evidence concerning TAVI vs SAVR on Heart Team discussions and patient choice. They considered unresolved questions and the implications for future planning and resource allocation, to understand how to apply this information in daily clinical practice.
Controversy: Mitral regurgitation and heart failure
The optimal management of patients with heart failure and secondary mitral regurgitation was considered in this session. Participants engaged in a discussion regarding the implications of recent trials for their clinical practice and participated in a census of current clinical opinion on this key topic.
Late-breaking trials
During the Late-Breaking Trial sessions at PCR London Valves 2019 participants discovered the very latest evidence on topics such as TAVI and percutaneous edge-to-edge repair of the mitral and tricuspid valves.
LIVE demonstrations on transcatheter and surgical valve procedures
Sessions built with your submissions!
With an overall 46% increase in the number of submissions sent in compared to the previous year, the Course was again a platform for top quality presentations of original data and case experience. Interested to see who won the 2019 Best Clinical Case awards?
Keynote lectures
The following two keynote lectures allowed participants to travel in time - both through the past and into the future!
- "Heart valve anatomy 500 years on - Learning from Leonardo da Vinci" - by F. Wells
- "The Heart Team 2.0 - Where will we be in 2030?" - by D. Adams, S. Windecker, J.L. Zamorano
Imaging Learning Centre
Following on from the previous year’s success, the area dedicated to cardiovascular imaging increased in size for the 2019 edition! It offered a total of 6 highly-practical sessions, all designed to provide hands-on experience and spark engaging discussions between participants!
3 focussed Educational Pathways!
New in 2019 at #PCRLV - The possibility to prepare a 3-day itinerary that suited each participant's using a filter option on the online Programme: transseptal access for mitral valve procedures, bicuspid aortic valve, and electrosurgery (BASILICA/transcaval)