Makoto Tanaka

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Japanese Red Cross Ashikaga Hospital - Tochigi prefecture, Japan

Latest contributions

Aortic Valve Thrombosis

15 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020

Consult this session on aortic valve thrombosis to learn how to manage the patients with a bioprosthetic valve at high risk of thrombosis and bleeding, and the key role of imaging (echo and CT) in these situations.

Aortic Valve Thrombosis

My best and worst cases of vascular access

15 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020

Consult this session to learn thanks to a selection of challenging transcatheter aortic valve implantation cases how to analyse the access sites required, how to manage difficult access and complications, and discover some new approaches. 

My best and worst cases of vascular access

Excellent abstracts from Japan

17 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session in English and Japanese to learn more about various TAVI studies and cases, regarding topics such as comparison between self- and balloon- expandable valve, clinical outcomes of the 20mm SAPIEN 3, single proglide vascular preclose technique, and more!

Excellent abstracts from Japan

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

Understanding aortic valve stenosis & TAVI

16 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session in English and Japanese to learn more about aortic valve stenosis and when to intervene, to know more about which patients are eligible for TAVI and SAVR, and to discover different transcatheter heart valves.

Understanding aortic valve stenosis & TAVI

TAVI in a type 0 bicuspid aortic valve and bulky annular calcification

16 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult the slide presentation from the session with LIVE demonstration on TAVI in a type 0 bicuspid aortic valve and bulky annular calcification.

TAVI in a type 0 bicuspid aortic valve and bulky annular calcification