Prof. Niels Van Royen

Niels Van Royen

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Nijmegen, Netherlands

Latest contributions

The LANDMARK RCT: key findings and relevance in clinical practice

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

Join Patrick Serruys, Niels Van Royen, and Andreas Baumbach in a roundtable discussing the LANDMARK RCT trial, a randomized comparison of three valves aiming to validate the Myval balloon-expandable THV. Explore the trial's methodology, clinical outcomes, and findings on this new intermediate-size device, which offers adaptability...

The LANDMARK RCT: key findings and relevance in clinical practice

Artificial intelligence (AI) in interventional cardiology

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

Watch this discussion with Jan McCloud, Bram Van Ginneken, Niels Van Royen, and Richard Rapoza as they distinguish between artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, explore AI's impact on interventional cardiology, and Abbott's integration of AI. They also delve into AI's challenges, including algorithm development complexities...

Intracoronary imaging: diagnosis

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session highlights the pivotal role of intracoronary imaging techniques, such as OCT and IVUS, in the diagnosis of various cardiovascular conditions. The presenters share case studies that demonstrate how these imaging modalities can help differentiate acute coronary syndrome from other conditions, identify the underlying causes...

Intracoronary imaging: diagnosis

Align for the future with case-based discussions on next generation balloon expandable transcatheter heart valve technology

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

Join this EuroPCR 2024 session to delve into the cutting-edge innovations and techniques shaping transcatheter heart valve interventions. Witness firsthand the versatility of the Myval Octacor THV platform, navigating through challenging scenarios with ease, explore the significance of lifetime patient management in TAVI, unveiling the novel...

Align for the future with case-based discussions on next generation balloon expandable transcatheter heart valve technology

LANDMARK RCT - Early outcomes of a randomised non-inferiority trial comparing TAVI devices: the LANDMARK trial

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session provides an overview of the early outcomes of the LANDMARK trial, a randomized non-inferiority trial comparing TAVI devices. It examines baseline characteristics, the significance of intermediate sizes according to MSCT recommendations, real-world representative cases from the LANDMARK RCT, insights from quantitative aortography and echocardiography...

ACS and SCAD

17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Explore the captivating case of "A young farmer under pressure - when the invasive cardiologist asks for a knife," among other remarkable presentations at EuroPCR. Dig into this specific case, as well as discussions on Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), and...

Acute Coronary Syndrome and Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

The PECTUS trial, OCT for identification of vulnerable plaques and its impact on clinical outcomes

16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Niels Van Royen and Lorenz Räber discuss a very emerging topic: the vulnerable plaque, and more specifically the related PECTUS Trial. They address the question of why vulnerable plaques should be detected and what can be done with the results, before looking at the study design...

Physiological assessment of epicardial vessels and the microcirculation

16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Need a refresher on this case-based session focusing on the physiological assessment of epicardial vessels and microcirculation?  Check these slides highlighting some important studies on the subject.

Physiological assessment of epicardial vessels and the microcirculation

Imaging in TAVI with challenging anatomy

14 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022

Through the 3 cases presented in this GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session and the highly informative discussion among your peers, learn how to use TAVI with difficult anatomies such as bicuspid aortic valves by relying on imaging.

Imaging in TAVI with challenging anatomy

Coronary microvascular dysfunction in case examples: invisible, measurable, treatable

18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

In this very practical session from EuroPCR 2022 focusing on microcirculation, learn how to perform a step-by-step assessment of the coronary microcirculation in the cathlab, discuss the whole management of patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), and understand how to use coronary flow reserve (CFR) and index...

Coronary microvascular dysfunction in case examples: invisible, measurable, treatable

Angiography-derived physiological assessment of coronary artery stenosis severity and microvascular dysfunctions

18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Follow the demonstrations of this EuroPCR 2022 session to understand the principles, clinical value, and applicability of coronary angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (caFFR), to discuss coronary angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance (caIMR) in the assessment of epicardial stenosis and coronary microcirculation, and to review data from available trials supporting these new...

Angiography-derived physiological assessment of coronary artery stenosis severity and microvascular dysfunctions

Intracoronary imaging and intracoronary physiology: friends or foes?

14 Apr 2022

Watch the replay of this PCR Webinar on Left Main with N. Van Royen, J. Escaned and R. J. Van Geuns

Modern PCI: how OCT, with the new ULTREON 1.0 software, supports you in guiding and optimising your procedure: a calcified lesion

20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by Zsolt Piroth, Emanuele Barbato, William Wijns, Carlos Collet, Tommaso Gori, Niels Van Royen and Antonio Maria Leone in order to receive tips and tricks demonstrating how physiology and/or intra-vascular imaging can be integrated in your everyday PCI, and to learn more about...

Modern PCI: how OCT, with the new ULTREON 1.0 software, supports you in guiding and optimising your procedure: a calcified lesion