Diego Vilela Santos

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Hospital do Coração de Natal - Natal, Brazil

Latest contributions

Treatment of paravalvular leak

21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

Explore innovative approaches in paravalvular leak management with this selection of cases: discover the unique strategy of employing three plugs to close a challenging mitral paravalvular leak, navigate the challenges of tackling device migration and retrieval in the closure of a sizable aortic paravalvular leak, gain...

Treatment of paravalvular leak

Rapid-fire - Challenging mitral procedures - Part 2

19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

Discover various challenging mitral procedures in this session: learn about the difficulties of MitraClip placement at A2/P2, explore the feasibility of treating large failed mitral annuloplasty rings with valve-in-ring replacement, witness innovative transcatheter edge-to-edge repair addressing severe mitral regurgitation, and more!

Rapid-fire - Challenging mitral procedures - Part 2

TAVI challenges: session 3

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

View a radial access balloon aortic valvuloplasty adapting to the challenge of small arteries, a semi-inflated buddy balloon for percutaneous TAVR in severe calcified bicuspid aortic valve, and long-term outcome of TAVR in mucopolysaccharidosis type I-HS in this PCR LV 2022 session, among others!

TAVI challenges: session 3

Mitral complications

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Because we can all be confronted with unexpected complications, this session of PCR LV 2022 proposes to study 5 specific cases such as an early redo mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair after single leaflet detachment or an unexpected cause of worsening dyspnoea after edge-to-edge mitral repair.

Mitral complications