Karl Poon
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PCR Submissions – Discover our inspiring awardees!
18 Feb 2026
View a list of worldwide submitters who have received awards at PCR Courses. Consult their winning presentations and get inspired for the preparation of your own submission. Will YOUR name be added to the list soon?
Future devices and techniques for structural heart disease
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session surveys the future landscape of structural heart disease treatment, addressing current limitations in transcatheter valve technologies and presenting emerging devices and techniques for aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valves. Attendees will gain insights into innovations poised to transform therapeutic options for structural heart disease.
Miscellaneous complications: my worst nightmare
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Explore the prevention and management of complications arising from transcatheter interventions in structural heart disease through challenging case analyses. This session presents real-world scenarios addressing complications encountered during TAVI, mitral, and tricuspid procedures, highlighting strategies to anticipate and manage these critical events effectively.
All you need to know about redo TAVI
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This comprehensive session on redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) covers critical aspects beyond coronary obstruction risk, including detailed pre-procedural analysis, valve sizing, and innovative procedural techniques such as leaflet modification and optimal angle placement. Post-procedural considerations like antithrombotic therapy and patient-prosthesis mismatch are also thoroughly...
Transcatheter electrosurgery and leaflet modification of the aortic valve
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session offers an expert overview of transcatheter electrosurgery and leaflet modification techniques for aortic valve interventions, focusing on TAV-in-SAV scenarios. It reviews patient selection, procedural setup, and material preparation, with detailed step-by-step guidance on BASILICA and UNICORN techniques, supported by recorded cases and troubleshooting strategies...
Built to last: lifetime management for durability and beyond
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session addresses the principles of lifetime management aimed at durability and optimal long-term outcomes in complex valvular heart disease cases. Key topics include the critical importance of initial valve choice, practical tips for optimizing paravalvular leak (PVL) management, and advanced strategies for redo transcatheter aortic...
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - Avoidance and management of TAVI complications
13 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Address the challenges posed by complex TAVI complications through expert discussion on prevention, management, and bailout techniques. This session covers critical complications such as annulus rupture, stroke, conduction disturbances, and vascular events.
TAV in TAVI with coronary protection - LIVE Case
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Watch a LIVE case followed by a recorded case, regarding a 78-year-old female, with a previous TAVI in 2014 (Sapien 3 26) and sarcoidosis, who presented with symptomatic TAVI stenosis. There was a mis-commissural alignment, with the neoskirt plane above the coronary plane. Under general anesthesia,...
TAVI complications - Part 4
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session focuses on complex complications encountered in TAVI procedures, presenting challenging cases such as combined adverse events, wire-related technical difficulties, differential diagnosis between hypoattenuated leaflet thickening and infective endocarditis one year post-TAVI, issues caused by fractured sheath tips impacting valve expansion, and sinus breaches. These...
Best clinical cases & Early Career Research Award
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Explore a series of innovative clinical cases highlighting the integration of advanced expertise and AI in managing complex structural heart interventions. This session includes compelling cases such as the use of ANCHOR BASILICA to prevent coronary obstruction, the Lithotripsy-BATMAN technique for mitral valve interventions in calcified...
Leaflet modification techniques: latest acronyms, concepts and best practice
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Gain comprehensive insights into leaflet modification techniques with a focus on the latest acronyms, concepts, and best practices. This session covers step-by-step approaches to transcatheter electrosurgical leaflet modification, including BASILICA, SHORTCUT, and UNICORN, alongside troubleshooting strategies and the innovative SURPLUS surgical technique.
Challenging mitral valve-in-valve
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Gain insights into challenging mitral valve-in-valve procedures addressing small cavity anatomy, alignment difficulties, combined LAMPOON and leak closure techniques, and high-risk TMVR cases with complex left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and ECMO support.
Expanding indications for TAVI - moderate aortic stenosis and heart failure
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Should you intervene earlier in patients with moderate aortic stenosis and heart failure? This session breaks down the latest trials shaping clinical decisions.
You'll get the key takeaways from EARLY TAVR, EVOLVED, TAVR UNLOAD, PROGRESS and EXPAND TAVR II (what they reveal, what they don’t and how...
Mastering TAV-in-SAV: strategies, challenges and advanced techniques
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Want to master the ins and outs of TAV-in-SAV? Don’t miss these presentations!
You’ll get expert guidance on evaluating feasibility, choosing the right transcatheter valve and using advanced techniques (valve fracture, leaflet modification, coronary protection...). Plus, you'll dive into multiple real-world case presentations that tackle challenges, share...
TAVI in bicuspid anatomy
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Discover the key insights from this PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 session focused on TAVI in bicuspid anatomy. Learn why TAVI for bicuspid aortic stenosis (AS) shows comparable long-term outcomes to tricuspid AS in registry data, and understand the importance of patient selection, precise valve sizing, and...
How to optimise the patient outcomes - Key considerations for the small body population
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Explore the latest strategies for optimizing outcomes in Asian and international patients with small body size. Through case presentations, surgical experiences, and the latest data on device performance, gain valuable insights into treating aortic stenosis more effectively. Discover how these advancements can enhance patient care and...
TAVI and coronary artery disease
08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Delve into the complex interplay between TAVI and coronary artery disease in this comprehensive session. Explore the decision-making process for optimal sequencing of PCI and TAVI, and examine cases of acute myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism and delayed coronary obstruction following TAVI. Gain insights into...
Mastering excellence: from valve selection to optimal outcomes with the Evolut TAVI system
07 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Watch this expert-led session on the latest Evolut TAVI advancements, device selection for small annulus cases, and strategies for complex anatomies. Learn about redo-TAVI feasibility and key 1-year data from the SMART trial.
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - Complex scenarios
07 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
Delve into the complexities of TAVI (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation) in this comprehensive session. Gain insights into the challenges of TAV-in-TAV procedures and the new terminologies associated with them. Discover strategies to mitigate the risk of conduction disturbances after TAVI, and learn how to prepare for...
Featured cases - TAVI nightmares (Part 3)
26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Brace yourself for a deep dive into TAVI nightmares from PCR London Valves 2024. Uncover cases involving severe complications such as annular ruptures, transvalvular regurgitation, instrument failures, and post-dilation balloon ruptures. Witness how skilled clinicians navigated these high-stakes scenarios and implemented life-saving interventions. Gain invaluable insights...
Featured Cases - TAVI in SAVR (Part 2)
26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Delve into this session featuring selected clinical cases from PCR London Valves 2024, focusing on the use of TAVI to address challenging scenarios in patients with prior surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Gain insights into managing severe aortic regurgitation in degenerated homografts, stopping torrential aortic regurgitation...
Parading progress in transcatheter valve interventions
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Curious about the future of transcatheter valve interventions? Watch this video to get an exclusive preview of groundbreaking (pre-CE mark) technologies shaping the future of valve repair!
You’ll discover the latest innovations in structural intervention devices, including next-gen technologies like the Mitral Butterfly, Vesalius, MonarQ and Luna...
Featured cases - Mitral valve-in-valve (Part 1)
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Immerse yourself in a collection of captivating clinical cases focused on mitral valve-in-valve procedures. Learn from experienced practitioners as they share their approaches to addressing complex challenges, such as paravalvular leaks, difficult anatomies, and innovative techniques.
Nightmares in TAVI: sharing solutions together
18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Consult this session to learn more about bailout techniques for TAVI during uncommon complications, such as late coronary obstruction post-TAVI, a migrated self-expandable valve, or a C-tab induced iatrogenic thoracic aortic dissection after Evolut FX implantation.
Contemporary techniques for TAV-in-SAV interventions
18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Thanks to this session, take a look at the current outcomes of TAV-in-SAV, analyse the different types of valves and their fracturability, find out more, through case studies, about two different TAV-in-SAV techniques, with or without a stent, and learn how to avoid patient prosthesis mismatch...
How to optimise lifetime management of TAVI patients with long life expectancy?
17 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
In this special session sponsored by Abbott, gain insight into how valve design and features may influence clinical outcomes and future interventions. Learn about hemodynamic efficiency of TAVI valves, and understand the factors influencing durability and clinical performance over time.
TAV-in-TAV interventions: a new frontier in TAVI
17 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Explore the distinctions between TAV-in-TAV and TAV-in-SAV, learn more about the challenges posed by heterogeneity and variability in TAV redo procedures, gain insights into the unified terminology of TAV designs, and uncover how step-by-step CT analysis facilitates comprehensive assessments and post Redo-TAV solutions, drawing from detailed...
Plan your moves: strategies for valves re-intervention
17 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
This special session sponsored by Edwards Lifesciences focuses on recognising key elements of valve design that impact ability to host future valves re-interventions, learning how to achieve repeatable implant experiences for the index valve and second valve, and identifying strategies to simplify transcatheter heart valve redo...
The optimal first valve choice for patients with aortic stenosis - Key considerations for lifetime management
17 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
This session tackles the pressing topic of TAVI's success in treating aortic stenosis, particularly in younger patients, and the ensuing questions regarding device durability, potential follow-up procedures, and the interplay between TAVI and surgical options. The aim is to ensure optimal decision-making that prioritizes patient welfare...
Rapid-fire - Vascular access in TAVI
17 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Discover a selection of rapid-fire TAVI vascular access cases: how to deliver a transcatheter heart valve in a calcified aorta, using the buddy wire technique in TAVR with severely tortuous aorta, and more!