Didier Tchetche
Declaration of interest
| Function | Company |
|---|---|
| None |
Latest contributions
Mitral TEER and LAA closure: LIVE Educational Case from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This educational session presents a live case from Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France, focusing on Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) combined with Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) closure. Attendees gain insights into patient evaluation, operator strategies, device selection, and procedural execution, complemented by a recorded case from Upper...
Complex valve-in-valve leaflet modification: LIVE Educational Case from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Delve into a complex valve-in-valve leaflet modification through a LIVE educational case from Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, complemented by expert analysis and a recorded case from Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam. This session presents patient imaging, operator strategy, and detailed procedural insights that enhance understanding of advanced...
Align for the future with next gen Myval transcatheter heart valve series
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session delivers an in-depth update on the next generation Myval transcatheter heart valve (THV) series, covering clinical evidence, optimal implantation strategies, and forthcoming innovations. Attendees will examine operator strategies, interactive CT analyses, live procedural demonstrations, and real-world data, providing a comprehensive perspective on advancing TAVI...
Mitral TEER: LIVE Educational Case from Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro - Vigo, Spain
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This live educational case from Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro in Vigo, Spain, offers an in-depth look at Mitral TEER, including patient presentation, imaging analysis, operator strategy, and device overview. The session also features a recorded case from the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW in Germany, providing comprehensive...
TAVI - Take the first step considering life time management
12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Understand the critical importance of lifetime management in TAVI, emphasizing how the initial procedure impacts long-term results. This session discusses implantation depth, commissural alignment, and their roles beyond coronary access, illustrated through a low-risk young patient case and current durability data.
TAVI in challenging scenarios, diving into real-life cases
12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Navigate the complexities of challenging TAVI cases through real-life clinical scenarios. This session offers valuable insights into managing complications such as aortic regurgitation, bicuspid valves, valve-in-valve procedures, coronary obstruction, and large annulus with left ventricular outflow tract calcification. Participants will gain practical tips and tricks to...
Expanding horizons with balloon-expandable TAVI - LIVE Case
12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
A 76-year-old male with a history of abdominal and iliac stent grafts (2022), severe COPD, prostate cancer, and gastric ulcer presented with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. CT and echocardiography showed a calcified bicuspid aortic valve with preserved LV function.
A 24.5 mm Myval valve was implanted without...
Welcome to PCR Rio Valves 2025
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Watch the opening ceremony of the very first edition of PCR Rio Valves! Experience the excitement as this inaugural 2-day Course kicks off. Hear introductions in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, meet the Course Directors, Programme Committee, and Faculty, explore the rich program in detail, and get...
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,...
Precision in mitral TEER
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Join this live educational session from Bordeaux University Hospital to gain expert insights into mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). Explore optimal timing and clinical decision-making for mitral regurgitation treatment, and discover how the PASCAL Precision system enhances procedural precision across diverse mitral anatomies. Witness real-time strategies,...
Valve-in-valve and coronary protection
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Explore complex valve-in-valve procedures and coronary protection strategies through a series of challenging case presentations. Topics include management of high-risk valve-in-valve scenarios, strategies for degenerated aortic bioprostheses, innovative transcarotid approaches, fenestration stenting for late coronary obstruction, and analysis of valve embolisation events, providing valuable insights for...
Step-by-step TAVI procedure in Europe and India - A review from PCR and India Valves
24 Jul 2025
Watch this replay with A.B. Gopalamurugan, B. Prendergast, G. Sengottuvelu and D. Tchetche and discuss the current state of valvular interventions globally and in India, and so much more!
Learnings from LANDMARK and Compare-TAVI at 3 years
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
At EuroPCR 2025, Andreas Baumbach, Christian Juhl Terkelsen and Didier Tchetche reviewed the latest findings from the LANDMARK and Compare-TAVI 1 trials—both focused on the performance of the Myval balloon-expandable valve.
LANDMARK compared Myval and Myval Octacor to leading self-expanding valves in a randomised controlled trial. At...
How to manage the challenges of TAVI in bicuspid disease?
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
How should TAVI be adapted to the unique challenges of bicuspid aortic valve disease? In this EuroPCR 2025 discussion, Chiara De Biase, Kentaro Hayashida, and Didier Tchetche explore the key anatomical and procedural considerations for tailoring treatment. From selecting which bicuspid anatomies are suitable for TAVI...
Learnings from Evolut Low Risk 5-year and SMART 2-year trials : from evidence to practice
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
At EuroPCR 2025, Angela McInerney, Didier Tchétché, and Ole De Backer discuss key results from the SMART and Evolut Low Risk trials. The SMART trial compared balloon-expandable and self-expanding valves in small annulus patients, showing better hemodynamics with the Evolut platform at 2 years. The Evolut...
Overcoming anatomical challenges in the lifetime management of young TAVI patients
27 Mar 2025
Watch this replay with D. Tchetche, S. Bleiziffer, D. Dvir and D. Talreja and learn about the criteria for valve selection before TAVI in young patients, and so much more!
International Women's Day 2025: Raising awareness of aortic stenosis in women: - a silent killer
08 Mar 2025
It was a day in October last year when I had a meeting with patients’ group in UK. At the time, I needed to discuss with them why a registry on valvular heart disease and sex disparities is needed. The camaraderie was incredible and the discussion...
Author
Aortic Stenosis in Women: causes, symptoms and treatment options
06 Mar 2025
The patient booklets on this page aim to help women get a better understanding of the condition, recognize symptoms, and explore options to get the right care at the right time.
PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 Closing Ceremony
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Join us for the powerful closing ceremony of PCR Tokyo Valves 2025, following a course that gathered 1,200 participants. Watch the winner of the best clinical case present his complex case of severe aortic stenosis, left main coronary artery dissection, and severe primary mitral regurgitation in...
Indication and device selection for tricuspid interventions
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Want to sharpen your skills in selecting the right patients and devices for transcatheter tricuspid interventions? Don’t miss this session!
Learn how to assess anatomical suitability for T-TEER and TTVR, identify patients who may benefit from replacement over repair and explore the latest insights on timing and...
More possibilities in TEER - Treatment of degenerative mitral regurgitation
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Through case reviews, explore the latest advancements in transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for degenerative mitral regurgitation. Discover how a novel TEER device expands treatment possibilities, offering predictable and durable results.
Valve in valve in small degenerative surgical bioprosthesis - LIVE case
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
A 74-year-old female with a permanent pacemaker and preserved LV function presented with a symptomatic degenerative surgical valve (SJ Epic 21) implanted in 2016.
Patient underwent implantation of an Evolut FX 26 mm under general anesthesia with cerebral embolic protection and TEE guidance. A surgical valve fracture...
Transcatheter management of failed THV - LIVE case
Recommended by PCR
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
An 84-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, frailty (5/6), preserved LV function, and aortic stenosis previously treated with CoreValve 26 mm in 2016, presented with symptomatic degenerative stenosis of the valve.
A Sapien 3 (23 mm) was implanted without predilatation but with post-dilatation under general anaesthesia, using cerebral...
TAVI in small annulus - LIVE case
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
A 79-year-old female with CAD (stenosis in the mid-LAD), asthma, and diabetes presented with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Left ventricular function was preserved, with an annulus measuring 355 mm², and the valves were heavily calcified.
A Navitor Vision valve was implanted with predilatation (18 mm balloon) under...
PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 Welcome Ceremony
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Relive the 10th PCR Tokyo Valves Opening Ceremony, starting with a heartfelt tribute to Kentaro Hayashida and Shigeru Saito, the visionaries behind this enduring Course. Look back on a decade of growth, meet past directors, and hear inspiring testimonials from key contributors and participants. Finally, enjoy...
How to optimise clinical outcomes with the latest generation intra-annular self-expandable TAVI device?
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Discover the latest advancements in TAVI procedures with this PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 session replay, where leading experts share key strategies to enhance patient outcomes. This session explores how to select the optimal index valve for lifetime management, reduce pacemaker rates with the latest intra-annular self-expanding...
Transcatheter options for degenerated surgical aortic valves - LIVE case
Recommended by PCR
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
A 77-year-old male with a history of SAVR in 2011 (Magna Ease 23) and moderate chronic kidney disease, with preservedLV function, presented with symptomatic severe aortic regurgitation and stenosis, associated with severe MR.
A Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia 23 valve was implanted under local anesthesia, with hemodynamic...
Future devices for structural heart interventions
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Get a glimpse into the future of structural heart interventions! This PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 session dives into the latest innovations in imaging and explores groundbreaking devices for mitral and tricuspid valve treatments. Watch as experts discuss how these advancements are set to reshape clinical practice.
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - Mitral regurgitation diagnosis and suitability for TEER
07 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Watch this PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 session, where leading experts dive into the latest advancements in mitral valve treatment, to explore how to assess mitral regurgitation using TEE and CT to determine suitability for Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER), and discover key clinical scenarios where TEER may...
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - TEER for degenerative mitral regurgitation and complex situations
07 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Explore the complexities of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for degenerative mitral regurgitation in this PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 session. Gain insights into anatomical challenges, key procedural steps, and expert strategies for managing complex cases. Compare MitraClip and PASCAL for degenerative MR, learn how to handle commissural...
