Hirofumi Hioki

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Teikyo University Hospital - Tokyo, Japan

Latest contributions

Post-dilation from contralateral access site for nose cone entrapment during self-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation

07 Sep 2021

View this successful case with bail-out post-dilation for modifying nose cone entrapment due to stent frame infolding.

PCR Tokyo Valves 2020: Selection of the 2020 best clinical cases

16 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020

Consult this session to discover a selection of the best clinical cases presented during PCR Tokyo Valves 2020: unusual cause of coronary artery obstruction after TAVI, simultaneous TAVR-in-TAVR and valve-in-mitral-annular-calcification intervention, paravalvular leak with valve-in-valve TAVR and bioprosthetic ring fracturing, and more!

Selection of the 2020 best clinical cases

Strategies to handle complications during interventions for structural heart disease: my worst nightmare - Part 1

16 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020

Consult this session to learn all about how to handle and avoid complications during interventions for structural heart disease, such as TAVI valve emboli, intra-aortic balloon occlusion, mitral leaflet tear, and more!

Strategies to handle complications during interventions for structural heart disease

How should aortic stenosis be treated in the modern era and what is the role of the heart team?

15 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020

Consult this session to gain insight into the current status of aortic stenosis treatment around the world, to learn more about the patient and treatment selection by the Heart Team, and to discover how the patient pathway's optimization may facilitate the increasing demand for TAVR.

How should aortic stenosis be treated in the modern era and what is the role of the heart team?

My best and worst cases of vascular access

15 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020

Consult this session to learn thanks to a selection of challenging transcatheter aortic valve implantation cases how to analyse the access sites required, how to manage difficult access and complications, and discover some new approaches. 

My best and worst cases of vascular access

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.

Understanding aortic valve stenosis & TAVI

Lessons from OCEAN registry

16 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session to learn more about the current status and future perspectives of the OCEAN-TAVI registry, as well as the differences between European and Japanese anatomies.

Lessons from OCEAN registry