Philip MacCarthy

Philip MacCarthy

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - London, United Kingdom

Latest contributions

Unconventional situations and complications during cardiovascular interventions

21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Explore this session to gain expert tips and practical strategies for managing unexpected complications during cardiovascular interventions. Learn how to anticipate and avoid complications in conventional procedures and discover different approaches to tackle challenging situations in the cathlab through detailed case discussions involving PCI, TAVI, and...

Unconventional situations and complications during cardiovascular interventions

TAVI in bicuspid aortic valve disease - LIVE Case

20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

A 79-year-old male patient with atrial fibrillation and RBBB on ECG presented with symptomatic severe bicuspid aortic stenosis. LV function was preserved, and coronary artery disease was noted in LAD and first diagonal. A 26 mm Sapien Ultra Resilia valve was implanted via dual femoral access,...

TAVI in bicuspid aortic valve disease - LIVE Case

Transcatheter mitral intervention for failed surgical valves and rings - The toolkit

26 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Looking to enhance your approach to failed surgical mitral valves and rings? This video is a must-watch!

You’ll explore patient selection, master the steps of mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring procedures, and learn strategies like valve cracking and LAMPOON to overcome key challenges. 

Transcatheter mitral intervention for failed surgical valves and rings - The toolkit

Pre-emptive TAVI for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis - From headlines to clinical practice

24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Is early TAVI the right choice for your asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis? In this video, we break down the latest clinical trials, including EARLY TAVR and EVOLVED, to help you navigate the complex decision-making process.

Find out what these studies really tell us about the...

Pre-emptive TAVI for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis - From headlines to clinical practice

TAVI and coronary artery disease

24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

How does coronary artery disease shape outcomes in TAVI patients, and when should revascularization come into play? This video explores these critical questions, offering a deep dive into the latest evidence and strategies for managing combined aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease.

From understanding revascularization timing to...

TAVI and coronary artery disease

TAVI for a lifetime

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session explores long-term aspects of TAVI, focusing on patient life expectancy and valve durability. It provides guidance on optimizing initial TAVI procedures for patients with extended life spans and offers insights into planning and performing redo TAVI. Topics include assessing life expectancy, evaluating TAVI valve...

TAVI for a lifetime

Late-breaking trials: TAVI head-to-head

14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session presents the latest findings from several late-breaking trials comparing different transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) approaches. Topics include outcomes in women with small aortic annuli, the comparison of percutaneous versus surgical treatment for patients with aortic stenosis and coronary disease, the impact of valve...

Late-breaking trials: TAVI head-to-head

Coronary imaging in the structural cathlab

21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

If you still have any doubts, take a look at the presentations in this PCR LV 2023 session to be convinced of the importance of imaging, particularly IVUS, pre-, during and post-TAVI! It helps to prevent coronary artery occlusions, manage post-TAVR complications and guide rotablation, to name...

Coronary imaging in the structural cathlab

Complex transcatheter mitral and tricuspid interventions - Recorded cases

20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

This session features two compelling cases of percutaneous annuloplasty for advanced heart failure and massive tricuspid regurgitation: 

  1. Left ventricular restoration in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
    A 56-year-old male, with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease, presented a symptomatic severe LV dysfunction (26%) and severely...
Complex transcatheter mitral and tricuspid interventions

Interventional management of out-of-hospital arrest in 2023

18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Consult this session if you want to learn current indications for immediate CAG in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, to learn optimal PCI strategy in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and multivessel disease, and to learn peri-procedural anticoagulation and anti-aggregation treatment in comatose and intubated out-of-hospital cardiac...

Interventional management of out-of-hospital arrest in 2023

Transcatheter bicuspid valve replacement: LIVE Case from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy - France

18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Discover tips for TAVI and analyse CT findings to optimise procedural outcomes in bicuspid anatomy.

Transcatheter bicuspid valve replacement: LIVE Case from Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy - France

TAVI: preventing coronary obstruction

18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Explore the strategies to prevent coronary obstruction during TAVI procedures and learn valuable insights to enhance patient outcomes in this session: witness the challenges faced in valve-in-valve cases with a high risk of this complication, discover the utilization of dedicated splitting devices as a proactive measure to mitigate...

TAVI: preventing coronary obstruction

Paravalvular leak closure and ASD closure: mind the gaps, close the holes

16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Increase your expertise: Explore a collection of case studies featuring complex scenarios such as percutaneous closure of paravalvular leaks, management of device embolization, severe hemolytic anemia with metallic MVR, and many more. Improve your skills by tackling challenging situations with precision and confidence. Join in.

Paravalvular leak closure and ASD closure

Optimising immediate and long-term outcomes after TAVI

29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

This session addresses three important topics that impact post-procedural and long-term outcomes after performing TAVI: the impact of permanent pacemaker rates and paravalvular leak, the importance of neo-commissural alignment, and the role of cerebral embolic protection.

Rapid-fire abstracts: Session 11

29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Discover a selection of abstracts presented during PCR LV 2022: the impact of cerebral embolic protection devices on acute ischaemic stroke complicating TAVI, TTVR clinical results prediction based on surgical risk scores, effects of tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair on tricuspid annular diameter, and much more!

Rapid-fire abstracts: Session 11

TAVI in complex situations - LIVE case

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

  • Part 1: TAVI with the presence of a mechanical mitral valve.
    An 80-year-old female with a history of mechanical mitral valve (25 On-X in 2015) presents severe symptomatic AS with preserved LV function. The operators implant a 25 mm Navitor, with predilatation (18 mm balloon) on wire pacing...
Transcatheter intervention for aortic valve disease: state of the art

Patient-prosthesis mismatch: surgical and transcatheter approaches - LIVE case

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Consult this session to discover different surgical and transcatheter approaches:

  • Part 1: Bioprosthesis aortic valve stenosis
    A 73-year-old male, with diabetes, BMI 29, atrial fibrillation, history of SAVR 15 years ago (Perimount 27) presents a symptomatic severe surgical valve stenosis with a preserved LV function.
    During the live time...
Patient-prosthesis mismatch: surgical and transcatheter approaches

TAVI procedure with cerebral embolic protection

05 Dec 2019

Discover the replay of this webinar on TAVI with H. Moellmann, O. Husser and P. MacCarthy.

Management of a patient with severe CAD and aortic valve stenosis

20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch the LIVE case of an 87-year-old male patient with a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia but no other significant cardiovascular risk factors and remarkably good health for an elderly man, but with angina for some months and dyspnea, and discuss the management of TAVI candidates with...

Management of a patient with severe CAD and aortic valve stenosis

Various indications for closure devices

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Discover various scenarios describing the use of closure devices, such as a percutaneous closure of a broken heart, a transseptal complication, or even a percutaneous closure of ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm with a VSD device. 

Various indications for closure devices

TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

How to perform TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy? Watch this case LIVE from Massy, France, to try to get answers to key issues: sizing, implantation technique, valve choice, and lifetime management.

TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy

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. 

Valve-in-valve: the journey starts with the first prosthesis

17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

In this EuroPCR 2022 session featuring Philip Maccarthy, Julia Mascherbauer, Hendrik Treede, Christian Hengstenberg, Radoslaw Parma, and Giuseppe Tarantini, analyze the impact of valve-in-valve interventions on lifetime management, learn about particular clinical considerations and the procedural technique of TAVI-in-TAVI procedures, and appreciate the potential pitfalls of...

Valve-in-valve: the journey starts with the first prosthesis

Aortic valve disease: guidelines and beyond

22 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021

Through this PCR London Valves 2021 session, compare the new ESC aortic valve disease guidelines with the US guidelines, focus on controversies and uncertainties of these AVD guidelines, see how to apply the guidelines using the Heart Team decision-making concept, and appreciate in a live case...

Aortic valve disease: guidelines and beyond

From TAVI to mitral and tricupid - Applying evidence to expand patients' treatment options - Part 2 - Securing long-term patient options

22 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves

Nowadays, there is an increasing range of treatment options as far as tricuspid and mitral regurgitations are concerned, as you can notice in this session broadcast at PCR London Valves 2021 Congress, focusing on this topic area. Watch it now if you wish to understand how key...

From TAVI to mitral and tricupid - Part 2 - Securing long-term patient options

From TAVI to mitral and tricuspid - Applying evidence to expand patients' treatment options - Part 1 - Best long-term outcomes start with the first procedure

21 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves

In this session from PCR London Valve 2021 dedicated to TAVI, mitral, and tricuspid, let's examine the issues related to the lifetime patient journey faced by many patients, starting with an analysis of severe aortic stenosis: how to identify the most important factors when considering the...

From TAVI to mitral and tricuspid - Part 1 - Best long-term outcomes start with the first procedure

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

Percutaneous tricuspid valve repair: how to perform it - Session with LIVE demonstration

19 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to learn how to select patients, to understand how to perform a percutaneous tricuspid repair and to gain tips and tricks.

This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.

Percutaneous tricuspid valve repair: how to perform it

Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement: how to perform it - Session with LIVE demonstration

19 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session if you want to learn how to select patients, to understand how to perform a percutaneous tricuspid replacement, and to gain tips and tricks.

This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.

Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement: how to perform it

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