Julia Grapsa

Julia Grapsa

Imaging / Echography physician
St. Thomas' Hospital - Boston, United Kingdom

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Echocardiographic guide on tricuspid valve interventions

05 Sep 2025

Master anatomy, imaging views, and procedural guidance with this comprehensive echocardiographic reference for tricuspid interventions.

International Women's Day 2025: Raising awareness of aortic stenosis in women: - a silent killer

08 Mar 2025

It was a day in October last year when I had a meeting with patients’ group in UK. At the time, I needed to discuss with them why a registry on valvular heart disease and sex disparities is needed. The camaraderie was incredible and the discussion...

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Aortic Stenosis in Women: causes, symptoms and treatment options

06 Mar 2025

The patient booklets on this page aim to help women get a better understanding of the condition, recognize symptoms, and explore options to get the right care at the right time.

New evidence reshaping the management of secondary mitral regurgitation

10 Apr 2025

Watch the replay of this webinar to learn about the newest evidence concerning the interventional management of secondary mitral regurgitation and so much more!

Best of science and education in cardiovascular interventional medicine in 2024

16 Dec 2024

Dear Colleagues, dear PCR Companions,

As we welcome a new year, it is the perfect time to reflect on what we achieved together over the past year—both as a celebration of our successes and as motivation to continue improving in the year ahead.

2024 was a record year...

Breaking barriers in tricuspid valve repair

25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

What’s driving the future of transcatheter tricuspid valve repair (TTVR)? Dive into the latest breakthroughs with this video!

Gain insights into real-world outcomes from TTVR registries, uncover key findings from the TriCLASP study, explore how TriClip TEER reshapes the right heart, learn how pulmonary hypertension influences TTVR...

Breaking barriers in tricuspid valve repair

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...

Tricuspid valve intervention - Current indications and timing

ESC Practice Guidelines 2024: chronic coronary syndromes

30 Aug 2024

Julia Grapsa provides her take on the Chronic Coronary Syndromes (CCS) Guidelines which were presented by Felicita Andreotti and Christiaan Vrints at ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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PCRonline @ ESC Congress 2024: the interventional cardiology perspective!

26 Jul 2024

What was new and hot in interventional cardiology at #ESCCongress 2024!

Pacemaker lead and the tricuspid valve: navigating challenges for optimal care

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session focuses on the complex interplay between pacemaker leads and the tricuspid valve, addressing the anatomical interactions, procedural challenges, and alternative pacing strategies. Attendees will gain a better understanding of the impact of pacemaker leads on tricuspid regurgitation, the techniques for lead implantation and extraction,...

Pacemaker lead and the tricuspid valve: navigating challenges for optimal care

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...
Innovations in transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention - LIVE case

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!

How does the role of the right heart and pulmonary vasculature influence patient selection?

Tricuspid TEER - Part 1

19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

Gain insights into Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) with this session: explore the congestion patterns observed in severe tricuspid regurgitation and gain a deeper understanding of transcatheter treatment modalities, delve into the baseline characteristics of the Tri.Fr randomized trial on treating tricuspid regurgitation, witness the application...

Tricuspid TEER - Part 1

Transcatheter bicuspid valve replacement: LIVE Case from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy - France

18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Discover tips for TAVI and analyse CT findings to optimise procedural outcomes in bicuspid anatomy.

Transcatheter bicuspid valve replacement: LIVE Case from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy - France

PCR Tricuspid Focus Group - referral meeting in London

21 Mar 2023

Join your peers for this meeting on 10 January 2025 in London, United Kingdom!

Management of tricuspid regurgitation and heart failure

14 Feb 2023

Watch the replay of the 1st webinar on Tricuspid valve disease: patient pathways. You’ll learn all about 'Management of tricuspid regurgitation and heart failure'

Imaging for tricuspid valve interventions

29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Among the abstracts proposed in this PCR LV 2022 session, discover echocardiographic predictors of effective edge-to-edge repair in TR, TR in patients with continuous right ventricular pacing, TR and severe left-sided valvular heart disease, and much more!

Imaging for tricuspid valve interventions

Is frailty still relevant after 20 years of TAVI?

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Consult this session to gain further knowledge of the frailty syndrome, to understand its relevance in today's patient population and to learn how to measure it using validated tools.

Is frailty still relevant after 20 years of TAVI?

Repair vs. replacement for the treatment of tricuspid valve disease

27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Watch this session on tricuspid valve disease to learn more about its current modes of treatment (including new and emerging devices), to understand which patients are the best candidates for this procedure and to explore the challenges that may be encountered during it.

Repair vs. replacement for the treatment of tricuspid valve disease

TAVI in bicuspid aortic valve - Session with LIVE demonstration

19 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to review bicuspid aortic valve morphology, to discuss strategies for planning TAVI in patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis, and to learn procedural tips and tricks for optimal outcome.

This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.

How CT fusion can empower your structural heart procedures

18 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by Thomas Modine, Erwan Donal, Julia Grapsa and Ronak Rajani in order to learn how the novel tools in 4D TEE can help improving visualisation, navigation and communication within the heart team and how to better plan your structural heart procedures with Echo...

How CT fusion can empower your structural heart procedures