Ottavio Alfieri
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Meet the EuroPCR 2024 Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Awardees
16 May 2024
Ottavio Alfieri and Frederick St Goar received the award for their important work on developing new opportunities for expanding indications of interventions targeting mitral regurgitation in patients with heart failure, with benefits including mortality reduction in selected cases. Find out more about the achievements of this...
To repair or to replace the mitral valve: that is the question
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session provides a comprehensive understanding of both transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) and transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) techniques, including their respective advantages, suitability criteria, and clinical outcomes. The session features insights from a surgeon's perspective on the considerations and techniques involved in mitral valve repair...
Management of multiple valve disease
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Learning from the Masters - Key learnings from 20 years of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Maurizio Taramasso interviews Ottavio Alfieri, a pioneering figure in valve surgery and a key contributor to the development of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair, honored with the Ethica Award at the 2024 edition of #europcr. Ottavio Alfieri discusses his journey to becoming a cardiac surgeon, the genesis of...
20 years of TEER: a journey at the crossroads of the human heart
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
In 2023, with 200,000 MitraClips performed, the session concluded by posing the question of how many M-TEERs would be conducted by 2026. While the answer remains a mystery until PCR LV 2026, explore the fascinating history of transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair in this session. Delve...
Mitral valve disease: state-of-the-art
21 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021
Did you ever wonder what an expert surgeon can achieve today in mitral repair? Have you ever wondered when to treat an asymptomatic patient with severe mitral regurgitation? These are some of the questions this session from PCR London Valves 2021 will try to answer.
Editorial - The “Interventional cardiac surgeon”: the (new) member of the interventional Heart Team
18 Nov 2020
Surgeons have been for many years the only interventionalists. The only “doctors” to dare enter the body and mechanically intervene on structures to cure or improve quality of life. The link between surgeons and interventional cardiologists is very strong. Many surgeons contributed to the development of...
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Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for secondary mitral regurgitation - Session with LIVE case
19 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019
Watch this session with a LIVE demonstration from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France
Secondary mitral regurgitation in 2019: mastering the full spectrum of treatment options
19 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019
Consult this session on secondary mitral regurgitation to update your knowledge regarding the contemporary evidence base for its management, and learn more about the complexity and variability of clinical presentation and the spectrum of therapeutic options, thanks to a selection of studies and clinical cases.
Complications of surgical and transcatheter valve interventions: the case that taught me most
19 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019
Consult this session on the complications of surgical and transcatheter valve interventions to learn tips and tricks from high-volume experienced operators, and to discover techniques for an effective prevention and management of life-threatening complications.
Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Awardees
19 Jul 2017
Discover the list of all the Andreas Grüntzig Ethica Awardees.
