Joao Cavalcante
Latest contributions
Right heart catheterisation and CT scan for the assessment of A-V valve treated percutaneously
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This session evaluates right heart catheterisation and cardiac CT imaging in the assessment of percutaneously treated atrioventricular valves. Explore clinical outcomes, invasive physiology characterization, annular remodeling, and pulmonary hypertension impact on mitral and tricuspid valve interventions.
Impact of transcatheter mitral valve treatment on ventricular dimensions and functions
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Investigate the impact of transcatheter mitral valve therapies on ventricular dimensions and function. This session discusses invasive physiology changes, left and right ventricular remodeling post-TEER and TMVR, and geometric alterations of the mitral annulus, presenting data from multiple registries and studies.
Multivalve disease: defining pathways for optimal assessment and treatment in the absence of good clinical evidence
26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Curious about managing multivalve disease in the absence of robust clinical evidence? This video is a must-watch!
You'll explore the latest strategies for assessing and treating this condition (including advanced multimodality investigations like echocardiography, magnetic resonance and cardiac catheterisation), and learn how to evaluate cardiopulmonary interactions and...
How can multi modality imaging contribute to the assessment of multivalve disease?
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Interested in how multi-modality imaging aids in evaluating? Joao Cavalcante and Madalina Garbi explore the challenges of relying solely on echocardiography for diagnosing multivalve disease and explain how techniques like CT and MRI improve the accuracy of assessing valve severity, heart chamber remodeling and support decision-making...
Mind the gap! - What's missing in the field of transcatheter aortic valve interventions
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
This session aims to uncover the hidden gaps in the field of transcatheter aortic valve interventions (TAVI). Explore strategies for optimizing hemodynamics, durability, flow, and frame expansion post-TAVI. Review current knowledge and emerging approaches to improve hemodynamic performance, device durability, and flow dynamics after TAVI. Discuss...
Tricuspid valve intervention - Current indications and timing
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Curious about the latest breakthroughs in tricuspid valve interventions? This video dives right in, showing you how to assess patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, interpret imaging and biomarkers and apply cutting-edge evidence from randomized trials to real-world cases.
Through 3 compelling clinical cases—each highlighting different stages and...
Transformative imaging in the clinical pathway of transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Explore this EuroPCR 2024 session for a comprehensive understanding of the imaging pathway in transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions, including diagnosis, therapy, and post-procedural follow-up, discover innovative, transformative imaging techniques such as 4D intracardiac echocardiography and dual-source photon-counting CT, and learn how these innovations can be applied in...
Asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: Will these trials change my practice?
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session, in collaboration with Partners in Learning, explores the emerging evidence on the use of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis. It covers data from registries and randomized controlled trials, the current guideline recommendations, and the potential impact of...
How to best image the atrioventricular valves?
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session, in collaboration with the PCR Tricuspid Focus Group, aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how to image the atrioventricular valves (mitral and tricuspid) to assess their anatomy and pathology. It covers the step-by-step evaluation of the mitral and tricuspid valves using transesophageal echocardiography...
Contemporary surgical & transcatheter treatment options for severe aortic regurgitation patients
05 Dec 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Two cardiac surgeons, Hendrik Treede and Michael Reardon, and an echo specialist, Joao Cavalcante, have been invited to share their views on aortic regurgitation management.
So far, surgery remains the gold standard, and they explain why, by also comparing repair and replacement, before discussing the challenge that...
Innovations in transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention - LIVE case
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Consult this session to discover the new transcatheter treatment strategies, improve your understanding of the clinical indications for intervention, and appreciate the challenges and limitations of tricuspid valve imaging before and during the intervention.
- LIVE case: An 81-year-old woman with permanent AF presents a symptomatic torrential TR with right...
Key questions in aortic valve intervention - What are the surgical and transcatheter treatment options for patients with severe aortic regurgitation?
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Although aortic regurgitation is highly prevalent, it remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Fortunately, the latest devices should rapidly reverse this trend, both surgically and through transcatheter treatments. Find out more about the options available today, whether surgical or transcatheter, with their benefits and limitations, and how to choose them...
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement - The wait will be worth it
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Reflect on the past decade of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) to uncover technical and clinical challenges and the lessons they've taught. Explore innovative technologies addressing persistent issues, offering solutions and anticipated timelines. Additionally, delve into the present and future trial designs, exploring the evidence required for...
Key questions in tricuspid valve intervention - How does the role of the right heart and pulmonary vasculature influence patient selection?
19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Explore insights from an 86-year-old female patient's case with TAVR since end-2022 who presented with permanent AF, moderate MR and TR regurgitation, and learn more about right heart catheterisation for patient selection, CT and CMR in tricuspid interventions, criteria for atrial secondary TR, and more!
A problem and a solution: aortic regurgitation and the Trilogy TAVI valve
19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Consult this session if you want to understand the challenges of imaging for aortic regurgitation and how it can lead to underdiagnosis. Discover the data from the ALIGN-AR trial studying TAVI in aortic regurgitation patients, and learn about the Trilogy valve and the future of TAVI...
Emerging indications for TAVI
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Consult this session if you want to learn about emergent indications of transcatheter treatment of aortic valve disease, to appreciate current gaps in the evidence base and hear about upcoming clinical trials, and to highlight new technologies that will address these treatment gaps.
Early safety and feasibility of a first-in-class biomimetic transcatheter aortic valve (DurAVR™)
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Join this discussion between Christopher Meduri, Susheel Kodali and João Cavalcante covering the early safety and feasibility of a first-in-class biomimetic transcatheter aortic valve called DurAVR™.
This video was recorded for EuroPCR 2023. View more videos and interviews here
Surgical and transcatheter tricuspid intervention: state of the art - LIVE case
29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
In this PCR London Valves 2022 session, follow 3 stunning case treatments:
- Part 1: Triscupid TEER (Live)
A 78-year-old male with a history of CABG (2015), PM-CRT (2015) and atrial fibrillation, presents a severe TR with an LVEF of 40%, preserved RV function and moderate pulmonary hypertension.
They performed...
Patient selection for tricuspid valve interventions
28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult this session to learn more about the anatomical assessment of candidates for transcatheter tricuspid valve interventions, to understand the importance of detailed haemodynamic assessment in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation and to discuss the predictors of clinical outcome after these interventions.
Tricuspid valve interventions in heart failure patients - Treatment optimisation and pre-procedural work-up
27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult these presentations to learn more about tricuspid valve intervention in heart failure patients, to discover which patients are suitable candidates for this procedure and to appreciate the importance of imaging, haemodynamic assessment, optimised medical and heart rhythm treatment prior to this intervention.
Hot TAVI topics - Emerging indications
27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult this session on hot TAVI topics to learn more about the under-treatment problem of patients with aortic valve disease, the rationale behind emerging TAVI indications and ongoing trials, as well as the nuances of patient selection and the key role of cardiac imaging in identifying markers of...
DurAVR THV: Impact of Novel Leaflet Design on Hemodynamics & Transvalvular Physiology – FIH Results
Follow this dialogue between Bernard Prendergast, Christopher Meduri and João Cavalcante where they reflect on the journey in relation to transcatheter aortic valve implantation over the last 20 years and advances that can take us to a very bright and optimistic future - recorded for PCR...
Tricuspid valve interventions: patient and device selection
09 Aug 2022
PCR Webinar on tricuspid valve disease with F. Maisano, R. von Bardeleben, J. L. Zamorano, J. Cavalcante, P. Lurz and G. Nickenig
The role and evolution of imaging in tricuspid interventions
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
In this interview, João Cavalcante and Alessandro Sticchi discuss the evolving role and evolution of advanced imaging in tricuspid interventions.
Commissural alignment for TAVI
23 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021
In this PCR London Valves 2021 session shot in the simulation lab, learn tips and tricks for achieving commissural alignment, review the strategy for improving TAVR outcomes, and discuss how to get the right imaging, the right tools, and the right patients.
Anatomy of the aortic valvar complex with considerations for optimal TAVI positioning
23 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021
In this PCR London Valves 2021 simulation-based learning session, learn the latest in transcatheter aortic valve implantation, gain an understanding of anatomical features, review imaging modalities to plan and perform procedures, and witness hands-on activities, among others.
Coronary access following TAVI
23 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021
Using the anatomy and imaging section and simulators, our experts dissect the case of a typical TAVI patient, an 81-year-old male, former smoker, with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and gastric ulcer, symptomatic of effort dyspnea, with marked left ventricular hypertrophy and all the parameters of severe aortic stenosis,...
A heart-team discussion for tricuspid valve intervention
21 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021
Join Vinayak Bapat, Joao Cavalcante and Paul Sorajja to learn about how the heart-team approaches tricuspid valve intervention, how to pre-procedurally plan transcatheter tricuspid valve repair/replacement and how to intra-operatively guide TTVR using imaging.
#2 - Tricuspid valve interventions: patient and device selection
19 Oct 2021
Discover the replay of this PCR Webinar on tricuspid valve disease with F. Maisano, R. von Bardeleben, J. L. Zamorano, J. Cavalcante, P. Lurz and G. Nickenig. Learn about transcatheter tricuspid valve procedures, and more!
State-of-the-art imaging for mitral valve interventions
Watch this video with Joao Cavalcante and Nicolas Van Mieghem discussing the contemporary imaging modalities used for planning and guidance of transcatheter mitral valve interventions to better understand the importance of imaging in TVMR.
This interview supported by Pie Medical Imaging was filmed at PCR Valves e-Course 2020...
