Jean Vorster

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Netcare Unitas Hospital - Pretoria, South Africa

Latest contributions

Percutaneous management of mitral and aortic valve disease

21 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026

Delve into the percutaneous management of mitral and aortic valve disease through detailed procedural demonstrations. This session covers valve-in-valve procedures, navigation of potential complications in valve-in-valve TAVI, and mitral valve edge-to-edge repair techniques, supported by real-world case discussions and key learnings.

Challenging clinical scenarios in STEMI

21 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026

This session explores challenging clinical scenarios in STEMI, including coronary embolisation from aortic valve vegetation, blunt chest trauma-related STEMI, intramural hematoma diagnostics with multimodality imaging, acute stent thrombosis during dengue recovery, and advanced clot removal techniques beyond standard aspiration devices.

When ECMO is used in complex pulmonary embolism

19 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026

Examine the critical role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in managing complex pulmonary embolism cases. This session covers ECMO-supported interventions for central pulmonary artery occlusions, combined treatments including thrombectomy, and unique cases such as right atrial thrombus complications and pioneering ECMO-supported thrombo-embolectomy procedures.

The importance of IVUS in optimising PCI of the left main coronary artery

03 Mar 2023 – From AfricaPCR 2023

Watch the case of an 89-year-old active male patient with type II diabetes and pulmonary hypertension, awaiting hip replacement, who presented with recently worsening effort dyspnoea, and review his treatment management thanks to the recorded video while following the debate around such intervention.

The importance of IVUS in optimising PCI of the left main coronary artery

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