Dan Blackman
Latest contributions
Are we undertreating aortic regurgitation?
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
At EuroPCR 2025, Victoria Delgado, Helge Möllmann, and Dan Blackman gather to discuss a crucial but often under-addressed challenge in structural heart disease: the under-referral and under-treatment of patients with aortic regurgitation (AR).
The conversation begins with the diagnostic challenges surrounding severe AR, followed by a striking observation—only...
Redo TAVI: how to treat different TAVI platforms when they fail?
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
In this EuroPCR 2025 interview, Tanja Rudolph, Dan Blackman, and Radoslaw Parma take a deep dive into the current understanding of redo TAVR.
Together, they address the main challenges faced in repeat procedures—chiefly, the risk of coronary obstruction and the importance of preserving coronary access, alongside strategies...
TAV-in-TAV for transcatheter heart valve failure
26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Struggling with transcatheter heart valve failure? Don’t miss this video!
Learn the essential steps for planning a re-do TAVI procedure, from analysing CT scans to using the re-do TAVI app for a TAV-in-TAV approach, and watch a real-life case of a 91-year-old patient undergoing a redo procedure...
Valve haemodynamics and long-term durability
26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Curious about valve durability and haemodynamics? This session is for you!
You'll discover why echocardiographic and invasive measurements of valve gradients differ, gain insights into the performance of surgical versus transcatheter valves, explore the latest knowledge on structural valve degeneration and learn how interventional techniques may influence...
TAVI for pure aortic regurgitation with a dedicated CE-mark device: an underdiagnosed and undertreated disease
26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Explore this session to learn about the unmet needs in aortic regurgitation (AR) and the performance of dedicated TAVI devices for AR. Discover why new thresholds for severe AR are necessary, and how traditional methods may underestimate its severity. Gain insights into the TRILOGY THV system,...
What are the key specific considerations for TAVI in women?
26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Curious about the specific considerations for TAVI in women? Martine Gilard and Dan Blackman highlight the challenges women face in the diagnosis and treatment of aortic stenosis (underrepresentation, later presentation, undertreatment...) while exploring key anatomical differences (smaller aortic anatomy, less calcification...), and how these factors impact...
TAVI for aortic regurgitation
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Curious about advancing your knowledge in TAVI for aortic regurgitation? Don’t miss this video!
You'll dive into the diagnostic and treatment strategies to optimize outcomes in patients with aortic regurgitation, explore groundbreaking technologies like the Jenavalve Trilogy THV system and gain insights from the latest clinical evidence and...
TAVI in women - Recent trials and current understanding
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Looking to learn more about gender-based differences in the presentation and management of aortic stenosis? Dont' miss this video on the specifics of TAVI in women!
You'll discover how aortic stenosis presents uniquely in female patients, review the latest data on TAVI outcomes in women, and gain...
A window into the future - Expanding horizons for patients with long life expectancy with the Evolut FX + TAVI system
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Gain insights into the key considerations when performing TAVI in patients with long life expectancy, including long-term outcomes, valve durability, and the feasibility of future redo-TAVI. Discover the latest data on TAVI in women and patients with small annulus anatomy, as well as a live case...
TAVI for a lifetime
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores long-term aspects of TAVI, focusing on patient life expectancy and valve durability. It provides guidance on optimizing initial TAVI procedures for patients with extended life spans and offers insights into planning and performing redo TAVI. Topics include assessing life expectancy, evaluating TAVI valve...
Innovation and strategies in TAVI: design, data and directions for clinical practice
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Watch this session to explore considerations for TAVI implantation in small annuli, gain insights into future lifetime management, learn about the benefits of FX technology and clinical evidence beyond small annuli, and witness a live case procedure showcasing the innovation of FX plus. This session is...
TAVI: From simple to complex - LIVE case
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
This session explores two clinical cases, providing valuable insights into the essential components of a straightforward and efficient TAVI procedure. Find out more about the application of innovative devices to broaden the scope of aortic valve intervention, facilitating their integration into Heart Team discussions and daily...
!!!NEWSFLASH!!! Long-term outcomes of the TAVI low risk trials - from headlines to clinical practice
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Join this session to navigate through the long-term outcomes of TAVI low-risk trials (Partner 3, Evolut Low Risk...), to enhance your ability to synthesize and interpret clinical evidence and to learn how to seamlessly integrate these insights into your Heart Team's daily clinical practice.
How to treat my patient with secondary mitral regurgitation
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
How is secondary mitral regurgitation classified? How to choose between surgical and transcatheter intervention? How to determine the best transcatheter treatment option? Watch the debates sparked by the case studies presented in this PCR London Valves 2023 session to find out.
TAVI step by step
19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Watch this interactive session to get tips and tricks to solve the technical difficulties that can come up during a TAVI, and learn more about mastering CT imaging for successful TAVI planning, understanding valve selection principles, and refining TAVI procedures for improved efficiency and technique.
Planning and execution of re-do TAVI (TAV-in-TAV) procedures
19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Redo TAVI poses challenges but can be managed with a step-by-step procedural plan, ensuring better acute and long-term outcomes. Guidelines and industry resources aid in planning, yet forthcoming registry studies are essential for further data and insights. Watch this session to find out more!
Valve-in-valve procedures - Part 1
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Discover the innovative solutions offered by valve-in-valve procedures in this session: witness the successful application of this technique in a patient with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, explore a captivating case series showcasing valve-in-valve TAVI in failed Perceval bioprostheses, delve into the complexities of TAVR in SAVR in IIIb type...
Valve-in-valve - LIVE case
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Study the case of a 76-year-old female patient with BMI 32, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, mid chronic kidney disease and history of aortic stenosis, whose Perimount Magna Ease 21 (mismatch) surgical bioprosthesis, implanted in 2016, degenerated, with preserved left ventricular function.
An Evolut Pro 26 was implanted in...
TAVI-in-TAVI - A road map for successful lifetime management
29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Join a team of experts that guide you through the basics of TAVI-in-TAVI, the procedural planning and techniques of implantation, followed by case examples with different index prostheses.
Mitral valve-in-valve interventions
Discover various compelling mitral valve-in-valve interventions in this session: bioprosthetic valve dislodgment during transapical valve-in-valve-TMVR, surgical bioprosthetic valve fracture for optimising haemodynamics of mitral valve-in-valve procedure, valve-in-valve TMVR in rheumatic mitral stenosis, and more!
Challenging scenarios: acute coronary obstruction
28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Discover some challenging case of acute coronary obstruction in these presentations, and learn more about the anatomical and procedural factors that predict this complication during TAVI, the available strategies for coronary protection during TAVI, as well as the leaflet laceration techniques to prevent TAVI-induced coronary obstruction.
Improving the equity of access to percutaneous valve interventions: EAPCI initiatives for patients and health care professionals
28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consul this session if you want to understand current unmet needs in the field of transcatheter valve intervention, to appraise the impact of the Valve for Life initiative on adoption of TAVI across Europe, and to hear about the new EAPCI Core Curriculum for training in...
Hot TAVI topics - Emerging indications
27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult this session on hot TAVI topics to learn more about the under-treatment problem of patients with aortic valve disease, the rationale behind emerging TAVI indications and ongoing trials, as well as the nuances of patient selection and the key role of cardiac imaging in identifying markers of...
Hot TAVI topics - Cerebral embolic protection
27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult this session to learn more about the latest data concerning cerebral embolic protection (CEP) in TAVI, to find out about currently available and emerging embolic protection devices and to get a better understanding of variations in head and neck vessel anatomy and tips and tricks...
What are the remaining limitations of TAVI?
07 Jun 2018
View thereplay of this webinar on TAVI with N. Dumonteil, A. S. Petronio and D. Blackman.
TAVI in bicuspid aortic valve patients: SAPIEN 3 platform, a safe and efficient option
15 Apr 2021
Discover the replay of this webinar on TAVI with D. Blackman, B. Garcia Del Blanco, J. Kempfert and R. Parma
How can we optimise coronary access after TAVI?
08 Nov 2020
Discover the replay of this PCR Webinar on TAVI with A. S. Petronio, D. Blackman and G. Tang.
How should I optimise my TAVI patients journey?
27 Apr 2022
View the replay of this PCR Webinar on TAVI with S. Toggweiler, D. Blackman and N. Van Mieghem
TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
How to perform TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy? Watch this case LIVE from Massy, France, to try to get answers to key issues: sizing, implantation technique, valve choice, and lifetime management.
Your most challenging TAVI cases - Achieving precision and control with Evolut platform
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
How to deal with challenging anatomies? Find answers in this EuroPCR 2022 session with case studies to explore and learn how to achieve optimal patient outcomes with Evolut platform, uncover practical tips and techniques to achieve implant precision and control, and become familiar with technical considerations and procedural execution...
