Sergio Berti
Latest contributions
Atrial flow regulator implantation through atrial septal defect of previous mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair: bailout strategy
30 Jun 2025
Mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) has reshaped the prognosis for heart failure patients with secondary mitral regurgitation, but recurrence remains a real challenge when surgical options are off the table.
This case highlights an innovative use of an atrial flow regulator (AFR) to manage elevated left atrial...
Optimal use of cardiac imaging to plan and guide transcatheter LAA closure
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Optimize left atrial appendage (LAA) closure outcomes through expert use of cardiac imaging. This session details the role of various imaging modalities in pre-procedural planning, intraprocedural guidance, and post-procedural assessment. Gain practical insights on transesophageal echocardiography, computed tomography, intracardiac echocardiography, and their integration to enhance procedural...
Troubleshooting and management communication in LAA closure
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This session provides comprehensive guidance on troubleshooting and communication during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure procedures. Covering device migration management, transeptal puncture in high bleeding risk patients, scoliosis adaptations, and advanced catheter techniques, it emphasizes practical solutions for procedural complications.
From innovation to integration: the evolution of 4D intracardiac echocardiography in structural heart interventions
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Learn how 4D intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is reshaping structural heart procedures. This EuroPCR 2025 session takes you through the latest in imaging technology—highlighting the benefits of 4D ICE and AI integration in improving the safety, precision, and efficiency of mitral and tricuspid interventions. From valve repair...
Non-transfemoral TAVI - The toolkit
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
When should you consider alternative access for TAVI instead of the transfemoral route? This video dives right into the different non-transfemoral approaches, from transsubclavian to transcaval, and explains when each technique is most appropriate.
Learn how vascular modification can expand access options for more patients and discover...
Innovation never stops: Cardiovalve in action!
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Join us as we explore the latest advancements in transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement technologies. This session develops the anatomical and imaging challenges associated with this rapidly developing clinical field and provides an update on the Cardiovalve tricuspid clinical program, illustrated by a recorded case.
TAVI: how to prevent stroke
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session focuses on strategies for preventing stroke during TAVI procedures. It features case presentations and discussions on the use of cerebral protection devices, including a novel full-body embolic protection device, and the management of complications such as cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome.
Management of LAA closure complications
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores the various complications that can arise during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure procedures, including pericardial effusion, device embolisation, and procedural strokes. Learn how to identify risk factors, prevent these complications, and effectively manage them through case-based discussions and expert guidance.
Is this patient a good candidate for Left Atrial Appendage Closure? An interactive rapid-fire discussion
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This interactive session focuses on selecting good candidates for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure procedures. It covers the key clinical elements driving the indication for LAA closure and the technical elements that make a case complex. Through a series of case presentations and discussions, the session...
LAA closure - LIVE case
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 78-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and a history of pacemaker implantation in 2023, presented with retinal hemorrhage while on NACO for AF. Despite a CHA2DS2-VASC score of 5, anticoagulation was withdrawn. The operators implanted a Watchman device in the LAA via a venous right femoral...
Unusual cases of PFO closure
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session will feature selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions focused on unusual cases of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. Attendees will have the opportunity to explore challenging cases, such as unexplained hypoxemia in an elderly man post-lung cancer lobectomy, a case of persistent dyspnea and...
Expert roundtable: 4D ICE in tricuspid interventions
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Join this session if you want to get familiar with the 4D ICE technology and the key elements of image guidance for tricuspid interventions, understand how 4D ICE can assist in specific procedural steps during challenging tricuspid interventions, and engage in an interactive discussion with experts...
PFO closure: safety, challenging anatomies and complications
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Disocover these cases to master PFO closure! Understand indications and patient selection, execute safe procedures, and navigate pitfalls with effective management strategies.
Use of 4D ICE in tricuspid and mitral valve interventions
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Watch this session to know the challenges of TV imaging, to get an overview on 4D ICE technology, and to study both a transcatheter tricuspid valve procedure and a transcatheter mitral valve procedure through different case presentations, that will then be discussed.
The importance of optimal vascular access and closure in TAVI patients
16 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In this session, a panel of experts focus on access and closure, a crucial aspect of TAVI. This discussion offers valuable insights into effective planning and achieving access for a TAVI procedure using echo guidance. It provides a step-by-step guide on closing a TAVI procedure using...
Mitral valve-in-valve interventions
Discover various compelling mitral valve-in-valve interventions in this session: bioprosthetic valve dislodgment during transapical valve-in-valve-TMVR, surgical bioprosthetic valve fracture for optimising haemodynamics of mitral valve-in-valve procedure, valve-in-valve TMVR in rheumatic mitral stenosis, and more!
Imaging for tricuspid valve interventions: anatomical assessment, grading of severity and peri-procedural guidance
27 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Consult these presentations on imaging for tricuspid valve interventions to learn more about how to adequately assess tricuspid valve anatomy and identify which criteria determine procedure-related prognosis, how to determine the severity of tricuspid regurgitation and identify key pitfalls in assessment, as well as how to guide a...
Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve: a safe alternative for an increasing patient population
10 Dec 2020
Discover the replay of this webinar on TAVI with B. Prendergast, S. Berti, S. Redwood and A. Unbehaun.
Severely degenerated mitral valve post mitral ring
13 Jul 2022
How would you treat this 62-year-old female patient with NYHA class III/IV symptoms, degeneration of mitral valve repair (with annuloplasty ring - 2008) with significant MR, and high surgical risk?
Author
PFO closure: LIVE case
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Watch a PFO occlusion case LIVE from Barcelona, Spain, and learn about the treatment of this 60-year-old man, with no CV risk factors, currently asymptomatic, who suffered an ischemic stroke in March 2022 after Valsalva, diplopia, dysarthria, and brachial right paresis, as well as acute bilateral thalamic...
Complex primary PCI (part I)
17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to discover a selection of complex primary PCI cases: rock hard calcified lesions, RCA occlusion with critical LAD stenosis, occluded proximal left anterior descending artery difficult to expand, and more!
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...
Vascular access for TAVI
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to discover various interesting TAVI clinical cases, such as percutaneous self-expandable aortic valve implant in patient with severe pathology of the ipsilateral iliac artery, TAVR and thoracic endovascular aortic repair after iliac balloon lithotripsy, and more!
PCR's Got Talent - Round 3
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to discover the compelling abstracts submitted during the 3rd round of PCR's Got Talent, and presented on-stage during EuroPCR 2019 abstract competition.
LIVE demonstration from Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen - Copenhagen, Denmark: Transcatheter mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this live transmission from EuroPCR 2019 to discover the case of a 87 years-old female, who has been referred for degenerative mitral regurgitation. Watch it now to find out about the treatment's choice!
Structural interventions: thrombus horribilis!
23 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn all about how to manage massive thrombus thanks to various compelling clinical cases, involving a mechanical prosthetic valve thrombosis, a left atrial thrombus attached to a LAA closure system, and more!
Early trials and First-in-Man in mitral valve replacement
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn more about the latest first-in man trials in mitral valve replacement: Tendyne MAC study, MITRAL trial, TIARA-I & TIARA-II, and more!
