Habib Gamra
Dr. Habib Gamra is Head of the Cardiology Department at Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital- Monastir, Tunisia.
He does research in interventional cardiology mainly on percutaneous valve repair and valvuloplasty, primary PCI, Stents, acute coronary syndromes and atrial fibrillation. He is also involved in research on Molecular Biology, Human Biology and Physiology. His current project is "Long term outcome of balloon mitral valvuloplasty(BMV)".
Latest contributions
Management of complex left main trifurcation lesion
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This session focuses on the management of complex left main trifurcation lesions. Review hybrid and double TAP techniques, long-term follow-up outcomes, and innovative approaches such as the inverted double TAP technique, offering insights into optimizing treatment strategies for these challenging anatomical scenarios.
High-risk PCI in acute coronary syndrome
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Explore high-risk PCI strategies in acute coronary syndrome patients who are unsuitable for surgery. This session presents insights on Killip class influence, haemodynamic support with micro-axial flow pumps, disease progression patterns in complicated STEMI, and the prognostic value of QFR-guided functional SYNTAX scores in ACS management.
Managing complex STEMI patients in diverse healthcare systems - Adapting best practices to local realities
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Addressing the complexities of STEMI management across diverse healthcare systems, this session highlights challenges and adaptive strategies tailored to geographic and resource-specific realities. Learn from regional experts on thrombus burden, late presentations, cardiogenic shock, and multivessel disease management.
How to solve tricky coronary complications
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
From balloon rupture during double-kissing crush stenting to a successful bailout for delayed coronary obstruction post-TAVI, and an unforeseen complication after chimney stenting in a high-risk patient, the session covers it all. Learn about the nuclear mushroom phenomenon during PCI in a calcified LAD, strategies for...
Left main bifurcation techniques: ultra-low contrast PCI, modified reverse wire technique & more!
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session showcases various techniques for managing complex left main bifurcation lesions, including the use of ultra-low contrast PCI in calcific disease, a modified reverse wire technique for severely angulated branches, and navigating subtotal occlusions, tortuosity, and trifurcations in post-TAVI PCI. The discussions provide practical insights...
Management of perforation during PCI
19 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Discover a compelling collection of cases that focuses on the management of coronary perforations during PCI. Explore a range of topics, including distal perforation, alternative approaches to graft stent, cardiac tamponade following DES deployment, subacute coronary perforation and pseudo-aneurysm, significant triple vessel disease with a mid...
Calcified distal left main stenosis - LIVE case
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Watch the case of a 62-year-old non-diabetic male patient with history of stroke and peripheral artery disease, normal ECG and left ventricular function, referred for CT scan and angiography. He presented with calcified distal LM stenosis and calcified proximal LAD stenosis.
Provisional left main stenting was performed,...
Complications in left main PCI
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Proper understanding, management, and timely recognition of complications in left main percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are essential for ensuring patient safety and optimising outcomes in left main PCI procedures. Enhance your understanding of managing them by watching this comprehensive series of illustrative situations encountered by your...
Calcified left main bifurcation PCI: how to evaluate and how best to treat - LIVE case
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
A 62-year-old male with hormonal treatment (metastatic prostate carcinoma) presents an exertion angina due to an MVD: severe calcified stenoses of distal left main (medina 1-1-1), mid LAD and prox CX.
Watch how the operators prepare LAD and CX lesions with Rotablator (Burrs: 1.25 + 1.75) then...
AfricaPCR 2023: Closing Ceremony
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
Beyond all the thanks that should naturally be expressed at the time of closing this new edition of AfricaPCR, this closing ceremony is also an opportunity to remind that the contents of this course remain available on our platforms and social networks, and that the appointment...
Intervention makes a difference
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
This AfricaPCR 2023 session includes presentations of 5 cases highlighting the importance of percutaneous interventions, which often have a considerable impact on the patients who undergo them.
How should I treat a patient with bifurcation coronary disease - A patient's journey
04 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
Consider the case of a 66-year-old male patient with no previous cardiac history, but HTN for 20 years, presenting after a successfully thrombolysed inferior STEMI within the 12 hours, no other immediately obvious risk factor for IHD, good baseline functional capacity and normal bio-profile, and compare...
AfricaPCR 2023: Opening Ceremony
03 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
After 3 years without a physical Course, it is with great pleasure that the speakers open this new edition of AfricaPCR. They begin by recalling the values of this Course and presenting its Directors, then they unfold the programme by underlining the strong points and also...
Coronary clinical cases - session 1
03 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023
This AfricaPCR 2023 session will enable you to study several cases, including that of a 66-year-old male patient with atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, previous PCI of RCA, LM to LAD and OM, who was admitted for NSTEMI. Watch the video to find out more!
How should I treat a patient with chest pain and dyspnea - A patient's journey - With Mauritania and Tunisia
16 Oct 2022
Watch the replay of the 3rd of #AfricaPCR 2022’s four live webinars. You’ll learn all about "How should I treat a patient with chest pain and dyspnea"
How should I treat isolated ostial left anterior descending or left circumflex stenosis?
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
How do I accurately nail the ostium of LCx/LAD? How safe is LAD/Cx stent protrusion into LM? Should I touch a "healthy" LM? How do I deal with a large difference in vessel diameter? These are the tough questions asked during this session, and answered by...
PCR Planet: interventional cardiology in the context of COVID-19 in Bahrain and Tunisia
17 May 2020
Haitham Amin, Bahrain, and Habib Gamra, Tunisia, discuss the challenges of practising cardiology in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic with William Wijns.
Prevention and management of complications during intervention: lessons learnt from PCR Africa
24 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on to learn all about how to prevent and manage complications during intervention by using specific tools and techniques, thanks to valuable lessons shared by PCR Africa.
Advanced guidance, preparation and treatment tools in complex PCI
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn more about how to simplify complex lesions with the use of physiology & imaging, how co-registration of iFR and IVUS helps in treating complex lesions, and more!
The quiet before the storm: dealing with proximal iatrogenic coronary dissections
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn more about how to deal with proximal iatrogenic coronary dissections, thanks to a variety of compelling clinical cases.
Treatment strategies for challenging STEMI cases
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn about complex PCI approaches in STEMI between countries, how to choose the best options for STEMI treatment in a cathlab with limited equipment and how to optimise care of high-risk patients.
Stent - Save A Life! 10th Anniversary Forum - Regional synopsis – Where are we and what are the next steps?
20 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to read about the regional synopsis of Stent - Save a Life, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019, and discover the future perspectives offered by this forum in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
