Birgid Gonska
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TAVI for degenerated surgical aortic bioprotheses: procedural challenges
19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session addresses the procedural challenges inherent in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for degenerated surgical aortic bioprostheses. It covers high-risk valve-in-valve implantation cases as last-resort therapies, management of drifting bioprostheses, and interventions in failed small non-fracturable valves threatening coronary arteries. Techniques such as BASILICA and...
What are the learnings from the one-year VANTAGE TAVI outcomes in low/intermediate-risk patients?
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Birgid Gonska, Henryk Dreger and Christophe Saint Etienne review the one-year results of the VANTAGE trial evaluating the Navitor TAVI device in younger, low- and intermediate-risk patients, showing very favourable outcomes with a low composite rate of mortality and disabling stroke (2.6%), very good valve performance,...
How should I treat this aortic stenosis with small anatomy, low coronary offset and extremely horizontal aorta
16 Jul 2025
An 81-year-old patient with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, a 74° horizontal aorta, and critically low coronary height—a challenging mix that pushed the heart team to weigh all procedural options. Discover how detailed CT analysis, intra-procedural strategy, and step-by-step imaging assessments guided their approach. What would you...
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Future-proof your TAVI programme: increased need to enhance pathway efficiencies
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Explore evolving guidelines, demographic changes, and new data shaping lifetime TAVI management. Learn precision strategies to optimise patient outcomes before, during, and after TAVI, including post-procedural care and PCI with the Evolut FX+ valve. Discover practical approaches to boost hospital efficiency and embrace innovative technologies that...
Featured cases - TAVI-in-TAVI (Part 1)
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
