Prof. Olaf Wendler

Olaf Wendler

Cardiac surgeon
Cleveland Clinic London - London, United Kingdom

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Latest contributions

How to select appropriate cardiovascular intervention for a patient with tricuspid regurgitation?

21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Learn how to select appropriate cardiovascular interventions for tricuspid regurgitation patients by considering comorbidities, anatomical factors influencing procedural success, and imaging criteria for device selection. The session includes patient vignettes to illustrate decision-making pathways.

How to select appropriate cardiovascular intervention for a patient with tricuspid regurgitation?

PCR's Got Talent Round 1 - Session 1

20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Experience a diverse range of cutting-edge interventional cardiology topics in PCR's Got Talent Round 1. This session features presentations on PFO closure outcomes, plaque morphology, vascular injury treatments, microvascular disease assessment, TAVI-related coronary obstruction prediction, novel FFR surrogates, and more.

PCR's Got Talent Round 1 - Session 1

Featured cases - TAVI in bicuspid valve anatomy (Part 2)

26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

This session, part of the Featured Cases series from PCR London Valves 2024, focuses on TAVI in bicuspid valve anatomy. Dive into various complex cases, including TAVI in bicuspid type 0 with severe calcification, tailored sizing strategies in bicuspid aortic valve, and the utility of novel...

Featured cases - TAVI in bicuspid valve anatomy (Part 2)

How to improve TAVI durability - LIVE case

26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Explore two fascinating cases tackling severe aortic valve challenges with innovative approaches:

  • LIVE Case: An 84-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer and TAVI (Evolut Pro 29) in 2016, presenting with symptomatic severe TAVI stenosis. CT revealed a true ID of 19 mm. The team implanted...
TAVI durability and treatment options

Key questions in aortic valve intervention - How to navigate valve sequencing in younger patients?

21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

What are the aspects to consider when treating younger patients? In this session, get both the interventional cardiologist's and the surgeon's perspective. What do we know and what do we need to know about valve sequencing and hemodynamics? What about CT planning and execution of redo-TAVI?...

Key questions in aortic valve intervention - How to navigate valve sequencing in younger patients?

Aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease

29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Consult this session dedicated to aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease to learn how and when to screen for CAD in TAVI candidates, how to optimise your procedure to facilitate future coronary access, and to discover some tips and tricks for successful coronary angiography and PCI after TAVI.

Aortic stenosis and concomitant coronary artery disease

Mitral: new devices and procedural refinements

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Consult this session to discover a selection of cases regarding mitral new devices: transapical mitral valve implantation for treatment of symptomatic mitral valve disease, transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair for atrial functional mitral regurgitation, and much more!

Mitral: new devices and procedural refinements

TAVI durability: important considerations for patient lifetime management

18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

EuroPCR 2022 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in TAVI: TRANSIT-PPM, LYTEN, SCOPE 2, and more!

18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Find out more about various studies & registries in TAVI! Balloon vs. self-expanding valves in valve-in-valve TAVI, trilogy for treatment of aortic regurgitation, management of Myocardial Revascularization in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing TAVI, SCOPE 2 subanalysis, prosthesis-patient mismatch following TAVR, and stroke complicating...

EuroPCR 2022 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in TAVI: TRANSIT-PPM, LYTEN, SCOPE 2, and more!

TAVI in a patient with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis - Session with LIVE case

17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this LIVE demonstration from London, United Kingdom to find out how this asymptomatic, 70-year-old, overweight, previously CABG (205) male patient with permanent atrial fibrillation and unlimited exercise tolerance was treated. 

TAVI in bicuspid aortic valves: optimal technique and procedural refinement

21 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021

Framed around a "live-in-a-box" case performed in Toulouse, the core of this session will be on procedural technique: how do you best perform a TAVI to get optimal outcomes in bicuspid anatomy? It will also focus on preprocedural planning, and in particular CT image analysis, and detail...

TAVI in bicuspid aortic valves: optimal technique and procedural refinement

TAVI in a patient with coronary artery disease - Session with LIVE demonstration

18 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to discuss the available data for treating coronary artery disease in patients undergoing TAVI and to understand the role of FFR/IFR in coronary artery disease assessment prior to TAVI.

This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.

TAVI in a patient with coronary artery disease

Percutaneous mitral treatment: repair - Session with LIVE demonstration

18 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to understand patient selection for percutaneous mitral treatment, to select percutaneous valve repair or replacement and to learn tips and tricks in percutaneous valve treatment.

This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.

Percutaneous mitral treatment: repair

Minimally invasive aortic valve and ascending aortic replacement case from Leipzig Heart Center - Leipzig, Germany - Session with LIVE case

22 Nov 2020 – From PCR Valves e-Course 2020

A 62-year-old active male with severe stenosis of bicuspid aortic valve, ascending aortic aneurysm and obesity…

View this virtual LIVE case surgery recorded in Leipzig Heart Center, Germany – followed by LIVE call-ins from different city pods around the globe.

This session was originally presented during PCR Valves...

Virtual LIVE - Minimally invasive aortic valve and ascending aortic replacement

A patient with inter scapular pain and syncope during the COVID-19 crisis

15 Jun 2020

View the replay of this interactive cases discussion between J. Escaned, D. Enriquez and O. Wendler of a 54-year-old male with inter scapular pain and syncope.

Intermediate risk TAVI

23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019

Hotline: new developments in TAVI

22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019

Consult this session to learn all about the latest developments in TAVI: discover new studies' results and novel transcatheter heart valves' clinical outcomes.

TAVI in patients with longer life expectancy: challenges and opportunities

21 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019

Consult this session to understand the treatment options for TAVI failures and to explore the challenges and opportunities of TAVI in patients with longer life expectancy, which remains a risky procedure, and also to understand the importance of a routine follow-up of the bioprosthetic valves to ensure...

Cases you will see only once...

21 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019

Consult this session to discover various unusual cases and complications: pathological anatomy of heart with late-contained aortic root rupture, aorta right ventricular fistula after TAVI, painless paraplegia after TAVI, and more!

Cases you will see only once...