Hellmuth Weich

Hellmuth Weich

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Tygerberg Hospital - Cape Town, South Africa

Latest contributions

Tailoring transcatheter mitral therapies: a new era

20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

This session focuses on the evolving landscape of transcatheter mitral valve therapies. Learn about strategic programme development, patient phenotyping to guide device selection and repair versus replacement decisions, and the latest innovations and approvals in transcatheter mitral valve replacement.

Tailoring transcatheter mitral therapies: a new era

Mitral valvuloplasty - A new look at an old procedure

24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Want to sharpen your expertise in mitral valvuloplasty? This video gets straight to the point: learn the best technical approaches, tackle tough clinical decisions with confidence and discover how to manage mitral stenosis during pregnancy!

Through the lens of a compelling real-world case—a 32-year-old pregnant patient with...

Mitral valvuloplasty - A new look at an old procedure

Tackling challenging scenarios of left main PCI

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session, with the collaboration of the South African Society of Cardiovascular Intervention (SASCI), Bangladesh Society of Cardiovascular Intervention and Indonesian Society of Interventional Cardiology, focuses on overcoming the most challenging issues in complex left main bifurcation stenosis PCI. It includes case discussions on techniques to...

Tackling challenging scenarios of left main PCI

ACS - Identification and treatment of the culprit lesion

19 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Consult this session if you want to learn how to identify the culprit lesion , to learn about the use of IC imaging and physiological assessment, and to see the different treatment in different countries .

ACS - Identification and treatment of the culprit lesion

Changes of STEMI in young patients

17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

This session will enable you to gain knowledge about "Changes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in young patients" and explore the implications for diagnosis and treatment through a series of challenging real-life case presentations.

STEMI in young patients

Peripheral complications of TAVI

16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

These cases study the peripheral complications linked with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Watch presentations and comprehend the potential obstacles encountered in their management, and discover the strategies used to ensure favorable interventional outcomes.

Peripheral complications of TAVI

TAVI for bicuspid aortic valve - LIVE case

03 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023

Watch how this 80-year-old man with severe, symptomatic, heavily calcified bicuspid aortic stenosis, who initially presented with NSTEMI, was treated, and learn about a simplified step-by-step TAVI procedure.

Balloon valvuloplasty was performed, followed by LAD PCI with a rotablator and stent, prior to the TAVI procedure, which...

TAVI for bicuspid aortic valve

Challenging femoral access and alternative access

03 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023

In this session, learn about femoral artery dissection after TAVI, femoral perforation, alternative access for TAVI, and follow discussions about the safest way to perform transfemoral access, among others!

Challenging femoral access and alternative access

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.

TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy

Cracking the rock - The challenge of complex calcified lesions

23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019

Consult this session on complex calcified lesions to learn more about the right strategy to deal with a calcified lesion, what kind of tools are needed to debulk calcium, how to get an optimal result of PCI of a calcified lesion, and more!

Cracking the rock - The challenge of complex calcified lesions

Vascular access for TAVI

23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019

Consult this session to discover various interesting TAVI clinical cases, such as percutaneous self-expandable aortic valve implant in patient with severe pathology of the ipsilateral iliac artery, TAVR and thoracic endovascular aortic repair after iliac balloon lithotripsy, and more!

Vascular access for TAVI