Hikaru Tsuruta
Latest contributions
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...
Hot topics in TAVI
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Explore the latest hot topics in TAVI, including the impact of balloon-expandable TAVR valve deformation and calcium distribution on outcomes in bicuspid aortic valve, the outcomes of complex and high-risk vs. standard PCI in TAVI patients, hemodynamic outcomes after TAVI for aortic stenosis with small annuli,...
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...
Featured Cases - Challenging Mitral TEER (Part 1)
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Dive into a collection of challenging mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) cases in this featured session. Explore strategies for coapting the non-regurgitant A2P2 segment in functional mitral regurgitation, the use of 4D-volume intracardiac echocardiography-only guidance, and the application of the diamond-shape clasping technique using the PASCAL...
TEER for primary mitral regurgitation
18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
What are the current indications and future perspectives of using TEER for primary mitral regurgitation? Join this session if you want to gain insight into anatomical evaluation before TEER, learn the procedural strategy for complex primary mitral regurgitation, and explore the specific features of both MitraClip...
Contemporary techniques for TAV-in-SAV interventions
18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Thanks to this session, take a look at the current outcomes of TAV-in-SAV, analyse the different types of valves and their fracturability, find out more, through case studies, about two different TAV-in-SAV techniques, with or without a stent, and learn how to avoid patient prosthesis mismatch...
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - Mitral regurgitation diagnosis and suitability for TEER
16 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Learn to better diagnose mitral regurgitation and gain insight into the suitability of TEER for the situation through these slides. Explore the clinical scenarios and data that will help you choose.
Challenging case in mitral valve intervention
19 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
Consult this session to discover challenging mitral valve cases. Learn to anticipate challenging anatomy, determine optimal timing for MitraClip, and witness changes in degenerative and functional mitral regurgitation procedures.
Mutual understanding of essential roles of co-medical staff supporting structural heart disease intervention
18 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
Consult this session in japanese to learn more about the essential roles of co-medicals in structural heart disease intervention: the decision-making regarding the treatment and imaging procedure, strategies and evaluating effects and complications.
Tricuspid valve interventions - All you need to know
18 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
Gain comprehensive insights into tricuspid valve interventions in this session. Understand patient selection, transcatheter solutions for tricuspid regurgitation, effective procedural imaging, and explore recorded cases of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions, including replacement and repair options.
Imaging for aortic valve interventions
17 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
In this session, review the anatomy of the aortic valve system, learn how to assess low-flow, low-gradient severe AS, identify the pitfalls to avoid when assessing paravalvular leakage after TAVI, and find out more about how to detect valve thrombosis and degeneration, among others!
Imaging for tricuspid valve interventions
17 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
After reviewing the anatomy of the tricuspid valve, learn, in this PCR Tokyo Valves 2023 session on this specific valve, how to evaluate it with trans-oesophageal echocardiography, how to classify TR, what the pitfalls are, and tips and tricks for intra-procedural imaging.
Aortic Valve Thrombosis
15 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020
Consult this session on aortic valve thrombosis to learn how to manage the patients with a bioprosthetic valve at high risk of thrombosis and bleeding, and the key role of imaging (echo and CT) in these situations.
Learnings from a decade-long experience of transcatheter mitral valve repair procedures with MitraClipTM
15 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020
Consult this session to learn more about the patient selection and procedure for MitraClip, and discover how to decide endpoint and assess procedural outcome after this intervention, and how to avoid potential complications, such as chordal entanglement.
Antithrombotic therapy for AF in bioprosthetic valve
15 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020
Consult this session to learn more about the anticoagulant therapy for bioprosthetic valves with AF, the optimal stroke prevention strategy after TAVI and the clinical impact of the current data on leaflet thrombosis.
Imaging Day - Case-based imaging for the mitral valve
14 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020
Which imaging is most relevant to clinical decision-making and procedural planning? Find out more on the pathophysiology of mitral regurgitation.
MitraClip imaging-based patient selection
17 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019
Consult this session to learn more about the suitable anatomies for degenerative mitral regurgitation and functional mitral regurgitation, and discover how to identify complex anatomy.
Understanding aortic valve stenosis & TAVI
16 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019
Consult this session in English and Japanese to learn more about aortic valve stenosis and when to intervene, to know more about which patients are eligible for TAVI and SAVR, and to discover different transcatheter heart valves.
Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: imaging for mitral valve intervention
15 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019
Consult this session to learn more about the pathophysiology of mitral regurgitation, and discover how to interpret the findings of Transesophageal Echocardiography and how to select patients for MitraClip.
