Firas Zahr
Latest contributions
Management of residual and recurrent mitral regurgitation after TEER
12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Delve into the complexities of managing residual and recurrent mitral regurgitation following Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER). This session discusses challenges such as late mitral regurgitation, strategies for handling single leaflet detachment, and anatomical considerations that may preclude TEER feasibility.
How to optimise outcome in valve-in-valve and valve-in-mitral annular calcification patients
12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
This session explores how to optimise outcomes in valve-in-valve and valve-in-mitral annular calcification procedures. Clinical evidence is combined with real case demonstrations, highlighting step-by-step approaches, practical strategies, and techniques to reduce risks such as left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in high-risk patients.
Orthotopic mitral devices coming soon
12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
This session provides a forward-looking perspective on emerging orthotopic mitral valve devices for repair and replacement. Discussions focus on new device technologies soon to be available, patient selection criteria, and the specific developmental challenges encountered. Case presentations, including the TVMR Intrepid system, illustrate clinical applications and...
Aortic stenosis doesn't play alone: TAVI in multivalvular and coronary artery disease patients
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Managing aortic stenosis becomes even more challenging when it coexists with coronary artery disease (CAD) or multivalvular pathology. For patients with CAD, careful assessment of symptoms, lesion severity, and anatomy guides whether PCI is best performed before, during, or after TAVI, always with future coronary access...
The complexity of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Explore the complexities of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions through a series of case studies tackling challenging clinical scenarios. Discover therapeutic options, including TEER in patients with pacemaker leads, imaging strategies with ICE, transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement using Evoque and LuxValve devices, as well as simpler approaches...
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,...
All you need to know about transcatheter tricuspid therapies
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
Delve into the evolving field of transcatheter tricuspid therapies with this comprehensive session. Understand tricuspid valve anatomy and imaging modalities, discuss optimal timing for intervention in tricuspid regurgitation, and review current and emerging transcatheter treatment options. Case presentations illustrate practical applications and outcomes to support clinical...
Imaging mitral valve
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Ready to dive deep into mitral valve imaging? This session is for you!
Learn how to analyze mitral valve anatomy and pathology with echocardiography, identify the key imaging information needed for patient selection and understand the critical role of advanced imaging like CT and MRI in guiding...
Combined valve disease
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
This session delves into the management of combined valve disease, covering topics such as transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement and valve-in-valve/valve-in-ring implantation in high-risk patients, the importance of CT imaging analysis in predicting true mitral stenosis in TAVI patients, the clinical outcomes of mild-to-moderate mixed aortic valve...
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.
Mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring electrosurgery
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
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.
M-TEER around the world
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Explore the latest insights and advancements in the field of Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (M-TEER) from around the world. Discover a new anatomical risk score for predicting procedural outcomes, two-year outcomes from the MiCLASP study, the impact of regurgitant volume to left atrial volume ratio on...
