Rafael Modesto Fernandes
Latest contributions
Mitral valve - The role of the echocardiography imager pre and post intervention
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
This session emphasizes the critical role of echocardiography imaging pre- and post-mitral valve interventions. It includes case-based post-processing with comprehensive transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography essential for decision-making in mitral TEER, identification and grading of recurrent mitral regurgitation, and evaluations related to mitral annular calcification and valve-in-calcification...
Mitral TEER intraprocedural guidance
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
This session offers a detailed exploration of mitral TEER intraprocedural guidance through case-based learning. It highlights step-by-step techniques, including post-processing and key questions interventionalists face regarding residual regurgitation, clip insertion, and evaluating final procedural outcomes.
Mitral valve - How to evaluate?
11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025
This educational session focuses on comprehensive evaluation of the mitral valve to guide clinical decision-making. Topics include risk stratification and patient selection for Mitral TEER, detailed anatomy review, assessment of primary and secondary mitral regurgitation phenotypes, advanced quantification techniques per current guidelines, and pre-intervention transoesophageal echocardiography...