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TAVI: technical tips and tricks
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session provides practical technical guidance for TAVI procedures emphasizing multimodality imaging for ultra-low contrast implantation, contrast-free techniques tailored for type 0 bicuspid aortic valves, and innovative bailout strategies for rapid pacing failure. It also covers advanced access management approaches in contrast-zero TAVI and current commissural...
Breakout session on Simul-Imaging
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session focuses on the evolution and impact of simul-imaging in interventional cardiology. It reviews historical perspectives on the FIM procedure, the role of simulation in accelerating the learning curve, and innovative approaches to simulation-based training. Additionally, the session highlights cutting-edge imaging innovations from major industry...
Long-term follow-up of the PARTNER 3 Low-Risk randomised trial: seven-year clinical and echocardiographic outcomes
27 Oct 2025
Mirvat Alasnag interviews Michael J. Mack on the PARTNER 3 Low-Risk randomised trial he presented at TCT 2025 in San Francisco.
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Tailored transfemoral TAVI in complex anatomies - LIVE Case
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Medtronic
An 89-year-old male with hypertension, dyslipidemia, current smoking, stage III kidney disease, and a history of diagonal PCI in 2010 presented with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and a small annulus (410 mm²), with RBBB on ECG.
Via bilateral femoral access,...
Management of hostile access for TAVI
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Access challenges are among the most critical hurdles in TAVI procedures. This session explores how to identify difficult access routes using pre-procedural CT, and demonstrates practical techniques to safely overcome these obstacles. Through real-life case presentations—including challenging femoral access with a shockwave balloon, carotid access, and...
Redefining and optimising LAA closure - LIVE Case
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Boston Scientific
A 78-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation and obesity (BMI 34.3), normal left ventricular function, CHADS-VASCs 5 and HAS-BLED 4, presented with severe gastrointestinal bleeding.
She underwent implantation of a Watchman FLX™ pro under local anesthesia via two right femoral...
CT analysis - Be ready for our LIVE Educational cases on TAVI
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Prepare for live educational cases on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) by mastering CT analysis techniques. This session guides you through obtaining and measuring the aortic annulus, interpreting the crucial aortic annulus S-curve, and understanding the views necessary along this curve for successful TAVI procedures.
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Echocardiographic guide on tricuspid valve interventions
05 Sep 2025
Master anatomy, imaging views, and procedural guidance with this comprehensive echocardiographic reference for tricuspid interventions.
What’s new in the 2025 guidance on valvular heart disease - ESC Congress 2025
05 Sep 2025
In this interview, Alex Sticchi speaks with Fabien Praz and Michael Borger, co-chairs of the 2025 ESC/EACTS Valvular Guidelines Task Force. They discuss the major updates, including the central role of multimodality imaging, the lowered age threshold for TAVI, the distinction between atrial and ventricular secondary...
Key updates in valvular heart disease management: insights from the 2025 ESC/EACTS Guidelines
03 Sep 2025
Alex Sticchi provides his take on the new ESC Valvular Guidelines presented at the ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid.
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