Hiroyuki Watanabe

Imaging / Echography physician
Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center - Urayasu, Japan

Latest contributions

Imaging in TAVI

09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025

This session delves into the latest advancements in imaging for TAVI, covering a range of topics. Discover insights into clinical outcomes in patients with very low-gradient severe aortic stenosis after TAVI, the influence of TAVI valve differences on long-term outcomes in left ventricular mass index, the...

Imaging in TAVI

Periprocedural management: TAVI

09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025

Want to elevate your expertise in TAVI periprocedural management? This session (in Japanese) is for you!

Discover the essential skills every team member needs for a smooth and successful TAVI procedure. Learn how radiologic technologists optimize imaging, how medical laboratory technologists provide critical real-time data, and how...

Periprocedural management: TAVI

Rapid-fire - Mitral TEER for complex situations

18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024

This series of rapid-fire submitted cases focuses on mitral TEER for complex situations. Learn about creative solutions to these situations such as clip inversion grasping, independent leaflet grasping with a CGA system, and more!

New devices for aortic intervention

18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024

In this session, discover a variety of abstract submissions concerning new devices for aortic intervention. Compare the clinical outcomes of the latest intra-annular devices, examine the differences in debris between SEV and PEV, and learn about PVL improvement after TAVI with a self-expanding valve.

New devices for aortic intervention

Structural heart disease care: innovations, teamwork, and patient focus

17 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024

Delivered in Japanese, this session highlights the latest advances in structural heart disease treatment and diagnostics. Learn to understand effective interprofessional collaboration and find out more about patient-centered care excellence!

Mastering techniques from basic to complex - Imaging for aortic stenosis

16 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024

Learn to master different imaging techniques for aortic stenosis through these slides. Gain insight into the concomitance of aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease, and learn about the pitfalls of aortic stenosis diagnosis in this session.

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.

MitraClip imaging-based patient selection

Complications of TAVI

17 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session to learn more about how to identify which patients are high risks for complication, how to use imaging in procedural planning, and how to treat TAVI related complications (valve embolization, paravalvular leak, and more!).

Complications of TAVI

TAVI in a type 0 bicuspid aortic valve with low lying LM

16 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session with LIVE demonstration from ICPS - Massy, France on a 61-year-old female with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis.

Clinical presentation:

  • Femoral puncture with angio guidance
  • Stimulation by LV wire 
  • Sapien 3 valve implanted
TAVI in a type 0 bicuspid aortic valve with low lying LM

Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: imaging for aortic valve intervention

15 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session to learn more about the patients selection for TAVI, the pre-procedural planning including complicated cases, and the post-procedural CT imaging in follow-up.

Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: imaging for aortic valve intervention