Philipp Lauten
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Mixed mitral valve disease in an irradiated chest with eggshell-like left atrium
26 Jan 2026
Managing mixed mitral valve disease is particularly challenging in patients with prior chest irradiation and extensive calcification.
A 40-year-old man presents with severe symptomatic MR, renal impairment, and an unusual eggshell-like left atrium. Imaging reveals complex mitral anatomy and critical constraints for transcatheter therapy.
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Overcoming complexity in TAVI: a patient-centered approach
12 Jan 2026
Discover how to overcome complexity in TAVI, in this replay featuring H. Möllmann and guests R. Hahn, W-K. Kim and P. Lauten.
Rapid-fire - Nightmares in the cathlab - Part 2
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
TAVI: are there still complications?
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Watch these videos to discover how to face some rare complications occuring during TAVI, such as a pseudo-aneurysm of the ascending aorta, a stroke, an hemodynamic collaps, and more!
Cusp overlay implantation technique – planning step-by-step
11 Feb 2022
The cusp-overlay method aims to implant the self-expandable device higher than in former ways without device pop-out upon release and it reduces pacemaker rates significantly.

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TAVI: unusual complications
21 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021
Here is an anthology of unexpected complications encountered during TAVI treatment: cardiac arrest during TAVI, ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm after TAVI, enterococcus faecalis abscess after TAVI, and much more in this PCR London Valves 2021 session.