Alexandra Baer
Latest contributions
Lifetime management - First valve choice matters
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
In this expert-led session, explore new frontiers in TAVI, focusing on bicuspid aortic valves, small annulus, and the risk of secondary interventions. Gain insights from the latest randomized trials (RHEIA) and registry data (CAvEAT), with real-world case discussions highlighting their clinical impact.
Pre-emptive TAVI for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis - From headlines to clinical practice
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Is early TAVI the right choice for your asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis? In this video, we break down the latest clinical trials, including EARLY TAVR and EVOLVED, to help you navigate the complex decision-making process.
Find out what these studies really tell us about the...
What does lifetime management mean for the valve patient?
10 Jan 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Bettina Kirk, Alexandra Baer and John Webb discuss the question of lifetime management for valve disease patients, and begin by outlining the main difficulties involved, offering both an interventional cardiologist's and a nurse's perspective.
Then, they are considering how this lifetime management could be improved in the...
Lifetime management for the valve patient
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
This session focuses on acquiring the necessary knowledge for engaging in discussions with patients about the lifelong management of valve disease. It emphasizes understanding the relevance of life expectancy and comorbidities, as well as providing key information to support shared decision-making between healthcare professionals and patients.
How to achieve safe early discharge
29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Discover how to achieve safe early discharge for TAVI patients with these presentations: learn more about the need of pre-procedural planning and active post-procedural care, which ECG reading are a cause for concern, and much more!
The multidisciplinary structural heart team - How do we include the patient
27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult this session on the multidisciplinary structural heart team to learn more about the evolving role of the team and how this affects decision making, to discover why patient advocacy and partnership is vital within the team, as well as to identify potential barriers and enablers of the future...
