
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...

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,...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.
