Minoru Tabata

Minoru Tabata

Cardiac surgeon
Juntendo University Hospital - Tokyo, Japan

Latest contributions

Lifetime management

08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025

This PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 session explores the latest insights into TAVR explantation. It begins with the management of patients with longer life expectancy, then delves into surgical aortic valve replacement, aortic root enlargement, and commissural alignment—key techniques that may improve reintervention outcomes. The session also...

Lifetime management

TAVI

08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025

Dive into this comprehensive TAVI session to explore various techniques and strategies for optimizing procedural outcomes. Discover how to align commissures in self-expandable valves, manage sudden deterioration in severe aortic stenosis without pre-operative evaluation, and tackle the unique challenges of rescue TAVI for cardiogenic shock. Additionally,...

TAVI

How to optimise clinical outcomes with the latest generation intra-annular self-expandable TAVI device?

08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025

Discover the latest advancements in TAVI procedures with this PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 session replay, where leading experts share key strategies to enhance patient outcomes. This session explores how to select the optimal index valve for lifetime management, reduce pacemaker rates with the latest intra-annular self-expanding...

How to optimise clinical outcomes with the latest generation intra-annular self-expandable TAVI device?

Late-Breaking Trial session

08 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025

Discover the latest insights from pivotal studies in this PCR Tokyo Valves 2025 LBT session. Explore early feasibility updates from the AltaValve trial, in-hospital outcomes comparing surgical vs. percutaneous intervention in aortic stenosis with coronary artery disease from the JROAD-DPC data, and procedural results from the...

Late-Breaking Trial session

Shaping the future of structural heart disease intervention

18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024

Consult this session if you want to discuss the remaining challenges of transcatheter valvular interventions, and to review latest innovations for structural heart disease.

Shaping the future of structural heart disease intervention

Learn the procedure technique - Lifetime management of aortic stenosis therapy with self-expandable valve

18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024

In this session, learn all about the excellent characteristics of the latest self-expandable valve system and its use during the lifetime management of aortic stenosis therapy. Find out more about how we can effectively and safely perform procedures for various cases with the latest self-expandable valve,...

Managing aortic stenosis in patients with longer life expectancy

18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024

Consult this session to understand what knowledge is needed for discussions with patients concerning lifetime management of valve disease, gain insight into the importance of predictable and precise commissural and coronary alignment for lifetime management, and learn about the indication of TAV-in-TAV and THV explant.

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.

TAVI for aortic regurgitation

19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

In the face of aortic regurgitation, learn about various TAVI rescue techniques in this session, including valve implantation in the descending aorta, TAVI treatment of aortic regurgitation with cardiogenic shock, and TAVI management of aortic regurgitation in a patient with a left ventricular assist device.

TAVI for aortic regurgitation

My worst nightmare in TAVI

Listen to our experts share their most nightmarish TAVI cases and follow the debate around their treatments. For instance, would you make the same choices when faced with a 76-year-old female patient diagnosed as severe AS, transferred for SAVR/TAVI, who got a new Abif and cardiogenic...

My worst nightmare in TAVI

Technical challenges and optimal device choice for complex TAVI procedures

18 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023

This session reflects on the importance of device choice and implantation technique in complex TAVI procedures. Uncover challenges in TAVI for failed bioprostheses and bicuspid aortic valves, emphasising optimal device selection and exploring the latest evolutions in TAVI such as the Medtronic.

Expanding the spectrum of TEER suitability

18 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023

Join this session to delve into diverse Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) scenarios, covering optimal patient groups for MitraClip therapy, insights from the EXPAND G4 study and the meticulous choice of four clip sizes for varying valve anatomies.

Rapid-fire abstracts: Session 6

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Consult this session to discover a selection of abstracts presented during PCR LV 2022: hydrodynamic performance of ACURATE neo2 for valve-in-valve across different surgical bioprostheses, impact of leaflets splitting on coronary access after redo TAVI in failed supra-annular platforms, same-day discharge after TF and alternate access...

Rapid-fire abstracts: Session 6

Challenging scenarios: bioprosthetic valve dysfunction

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Consult this session to learn more about the different causes of bioprosthetic valve dysfunction and the best options (surgical, transcatheter or medical) for the management of patients with this kind of dysfunction, as well as to discover how valve design impacts on durability and what the future holds...

Challenging scenarios: bioprosthetic valve dysfunction

Valve-in-valve TAVI

25 Sep 2021 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2021

Watch this session on valve-in-valve TAVI to learn how to identify patient at risk of coronary obstruction and PPM post VIV procedure, and discover how to protect the coronary arteries and how to minimise PPM during the surgery.

Valve-in-valve TAVI

Abstracts in TAVI

16 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020

Consult this session to discover various abstracts in TAVI, such as: combination of malnutrition and muscle weakness deteriorates clinical outcomes after TAVR, 3D printed silicone casted TAVI training simulator, TAVR with the new balloon-expandable SAPIEN 3 Ultra vs. SAPIEN 3 valve system, and more!

Abstracts in TAVI

Aortic anatomy and pathophysiology LIVE – An in-depth interactive workshop

17 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019

Complex TAVI procedures: valve-in-valve

17 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019

Consult this session to discover how to manage complex valve-in-valve TAVR, with a selection of clinical cases regarding severe aortic regurgitation in a degenerated aortic homograft, pure regurgitation into an invisible Bentall conduit, and more!

Complex TAVI procedures: valve-in-valve

Prosthesis-patient mismatch after TAVI – what is the impact?

17 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session to learn more about the impact regarding Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch after TAVI, the possible TAVI risks in small anatomy patients, and discover the options to prevent PPM after TAVI.

Prosthesis-patient mismatch after TAVI – what is the impact?

Catheter skills for surgeons

16 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session in japanese to learn more about catheter skills for surgeons: work environment, guidewires and catheters and interventional skills.

Catheter skills for surgeons

Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: imaging for mitral valve intervention

15 Feb 2019 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2019

Consult this session to learn more about the pathophysiology of mitral regurgitation, and discover how to interpret the findings of Transesophageal Echocardiography and how to select patients for MitraClip.

Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: imaging for mitral valve intervention