Rodrigo Saadi

@rodrigosaadi

Cardiac surgeon

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Hospital Mãe de Deus - Porto Alegre, Brazil

Latest contributions

A challenging valve-in-valve scenario in a patient with prior aortic coarctation repair

02 Feb 2026

This case features a 79-year-old patient with severe aortic stenosis and a degenerated surgical bioprosthesis, who previously underwent complex aortic surgery for coarctation.

Redo surgery was high-risk, so a transcatheter valve-in-valve procedure was chosen.

Explore the case to see how anatomy, prosthesis sizing, and vascular access options guide...

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Ana Paula Tagliari

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Rodrigo Saadi

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Eduardo Saadi

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Álvaro Schmidt Albrecht

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Marcelo Miglioranza

TAVI in complex anatomy: high stakes and tight spaces

12 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025

Address the high-stakes challenges of TAVI in complex anatomical scenarios. This session discusses high-risk valve-in-valve interventions, management of delayed coronary obstruction, procedures in small annuli, and innovative bailout strategies including carotid TAVI.

Tricuspid and mitral: fine tuning diagnosis and results in transcatheter valve management

11 Sep 2025 – From PCR Rio Valves 2025

This session focuses on refining diagnosis and treatment outcomes in transcatheter management of tricuspid and mitral valves. Topics include assessment of pulmonary artery pressure changes post-MitraClip, 3D echocardiographic evaluation of tricuspid regurgitation severity, quantitative improvements in imaging, and insights from single-centre experiences. Additional discussions cover bicaval...