Carlos Calderas

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Policlínica Metropolitana - caracas, Venezuela

Latest contributions

Early outcomes and predictors of success in LATAM TAVI experiences

12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025

Explore early outcomes and predictors of success from Latin America's evolving experience with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). This session covers innovative approaches such as transfemoral access intravascular lithotripsy compared to angioplasty, conduction disturbances with self-expandable TAVI devices, and insights from regional centers treating severe aortic...

Extreme TAVI: bicuspid valves, emergency TAVI, dissections and more

12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025

Explore extreme and complex TAVI cases that push procedural limits, including urgent interventions, bicuspid valve sizing, valve-in-valve strategies, and rare complications such as type A dissection and late coronary occlusion. This session shares valuable clinical experiences and lessons from challenging scenarios.

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...

Management of hostile access for TAVI

Innovation session: new techniques and devices in Latin America

11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025

Join this innovation-focused session highlighting new structural heart devices and techniques emerging from Latin America. Review real-world cases including mechanical valve re-intervention, TMVR, novel mitral TEER devices, and first clinical experiences with a new self-expandable transcatheter aortic valve in small annuli. Gain valuable procedural and clinical...

Innovation session: new techniques and devices in Latin America

Innovations in aortic valves

11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025

Discover the latest innovations in aortic valve technology in this comprehensive session. Explore initial clinical experiences with new self-expandable valves in small annuli, mid-term durability data of novel prostheses, and cutting-edge developments such as silver nanoparticle-coated valves and vascular protection implantable systems, providing a forward-looking perspective...