Stephan Baldus

Stephan Baldus

Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Uniklinik Köln - Cologne/ Köln, Germany

Latest contributions

Tricuspid hotline: new devices

22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Discover cutting-edge developments in transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement with new device technologies. Review first-in-human trials, early outcomes from multicenter studies, and innovative designs that promise to advance tricuspid regurgitation treatment.

Tricuspid hotline: new devices

Innovations in transcatheter aortic valve devices and techniques

22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Explore the latest advancements in transcatheter aortic valve devices and innovative procedural techniques. This session presents initial clinical experiences with new self-expandable valves in small annuli, safety and performance data from the GENESIS-II study on the Hydra valve, and up to 12-month outcomes from the Valvosoft...

Innovations in transcatheter aortic valve devices and techniques

Enhancing clipping solutions for durable long-term patient outcomes

21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

This EuroPCR 2025 session delves into the evolving strategies for mitral and tricuspid TEER, backed by fresh data and real-world insights. Review the latest evidence from the TRILUMINATE Pivotal and bRIGHT studies, and see how TR phenotypes can guide patient selection for more durable outcomes. Discover...

Enhancing clipping solutions for durable long-term patient outcomes

Updates in transcatheter MVR

21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

This session provides a detailed overview of recent advances in transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). Examine outcomes from next-generation transcatheter heart valves, long-term clinical data from mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring procedures, and explore innovative approaches including transseptal MVR with insights from global studies.

Updates in transcatheter MVR

Hotline TAVI 2: outcomes with new and established devices

21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025

Review outcomes of new and established TAVI devices through pooled analyses and multicenter studies. Topics include comparisons of balloon-expandable valves, intra- versus supra-annular self-expanding valves, and insights from the ACURATE IDE and ACURATE prime studies.

Hotline TAVI 2: outcomes with new and established devices

TAVI for pure aortic regurgitation - LIVE case

25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Watch a LIVE case followed by a recorded case on aortic regurgitation:

  • An 86-year-old male with a history of stroke and prostate cancer presenting acute heart failure due to severe pure aortic regurgitation and LV dysfunction (EF 39%). A 27 mm JenaValve Trilogy prosthesis was implanted without...
TAVI for pure aortic regurgitation

RESHAPING the transcatheter treatment of mitral and tricuspid regurgitation

25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Join this compelling session focused on the transcatheter treatment of mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. Explore detailed case discussions, including a mitral regurgitation case, a challenging MitraClip procedure, and a severe tricuspid regurgitation case. Discover key takeaways from the RESHAPE, MATTERHORN, and Tri.FR trials, and learn how...

RESHAPING the transcatheter treatment of mitral and tricuspid regurgitation

A window into the future - Expanding horizons for patients with long life expectancy with the Evolut FX + TAVI system

25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Gain insights into the key considerations when performing TAVI in patients with long life expectancy, including long-term outcomes, valve durability, and the feasibility of future redo-TAVI. Discover the latest data on TAVI in women and patients with small annulus anatomy, as well as a live case...

A window into the future - Expanding horizons for patients with long life expectancy with the Evolut

New iterations of self expendable valves - LIVE case

25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024

Watch a LIVE case followed by a recorded case on enhanced TAVI:

  • An 80-year-old female with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, a complete right bundle branch block (RBB), and preserved LV function. The operators implanted a 25 mm ACURATE Prime valve following predilation with a 22 mm balloon....
New iterations of self expendable valves

PCR Tricuspid Focus Group - Referral Meeting in Cologne

13 Jun 2024

Join your peers for this meeting on 5 November 2025 in Cologne, Germany!

Mitral valve replacement devices and techniques

16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

This session comprises selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions focused on mitral valve replacement devices and techniques. It covers various case presentations and discussions, including the treatment of mitral regurgitation with atrial fixation TMVR, mitral valve-in-valve with a novel device, transcatheter treatment of a structurally degenerated...

Mitral valve replacement devices and techniques

Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement - LIVE case

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

An 82-year-old male with a history of STEMI in 2013, stroke in 2018, cancer, and permanent AF, presented with acute heart failure with predominant right-side failure. Severe tricuspid regurgitation was identified.
The operators implanted an Evoque valve percutaneously under TEE guidance and general anaesthesia via the venous...

Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement

Clinical outcomes of transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement

15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024

Clinical outcomes of transcatheter mitral and tricuspid valve repair and replacement

Rapid-fire - Combined mitral and tricuspid procedures

20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

Key questions in tricuspid valve intervention - How do I define treatment options according to individual patient anatomy?

19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

Explore this tricuspid valve-focused session featuring analysis of four clinical cases: Ebstein anomaly, severe and torrential tricuspid regurgitations, and anterior flail-related torrential regurgitation. Gain insights into optimal treatment selection for each scenario, leveraging pre-procedural imaging for informed decision-making.

Key questions in tricuspid valve intervention - How do I define treatment options according to individual patient anatomy?

Tricuspid Late-Breaking Trials: TRISCEND at 2 years, TEER in primary tricuspid regurgitation, TriCLASP, bRIGHT...

19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023

Discover the tricuspid late-breaking trials which were presented during PCR London Valves 2023: 

  • TRISCEND study two-year outcomes: transfemoral TTVR
  • Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in patients with primary tricuspid regurgitation
  • One-year outcomes of transcatheter tricuspid valve repair from the TriCLASP study
  • TTVR with the LuX-Valve system: one-year outcomes of a multicentre experience
  • Real-world...
Tricuspid Late-Breaking Trials

Valve-in-valve - LIVE case

17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Study the case of a 76-year-old female patient with BMI 32, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, mid chronic kidney disease and history of aortic stenosis, whose Perimount Magna Ease 21 (mismatch) surgical bioprosthesis, implanted in 2016, degenerated, with preserved left ventricular function. 

An Evolut Pro 26 was implanted in...

Valve-in-valve - LIVE case

Aortic complications

17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023

Enhance your understanding of managing aortic complications effectively by exploring a comprehensive series of clinical cases presented at EuroPCR. Cases studied include in particular – How to manage iatrogenic aortic dissection during TAVI- Pseudoaneurysm after TAVI, how to close the hole- Aortic dissection following TAVI and...

Aortic complications

Treatment of multi-valve disease

29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Get a look at these presentations to learn more about the basic haemodynamic interactions between different valve lesions, the existing surgical standards (and evolving transcatheter standards) for the treatment of multi-valve disease, and to discover a selection of cases that demonstrate the importance of clear indications and appropriate timing...

Treatment of multi-valve disease

Mitral complications

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Because we can all be confronted with unexpected complications, this session of PCR LV 2022 proposes to study 5 specific cases such as an early redo mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair after single leaflet detachment or an unexpected cause of worsening dyspnoea after edge-to-edge mitral repair.

Mitral complications

Mitral - Late-Breaking Trials and Innovations

28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022

Consult this session to discover a selection of late-breaking trials presented during PCR LV 2022: TENDyne European expeRience registry, CLASP IID trial, EXPAND G4, and much more!

EuroPCR 2022 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in mitral and tricuspid: MITRA-TUNE, MitraBridge, TriCLASP, CLASP TR, and more!

19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Find out more about various studies & registries in mitral and tricuspid! MitraClip in atrial functional mitral regurgitation, two-year outcomes of MitraClip as a bridge to heart transplantation, TriCLASP post-market study, CLASP TR study one-year results, Cardioband TR early feasibility study, and initial 30-day results from...

EuroPCR 2022 Hotlines / Late-Breaking Trials in mitral and tricuspid: MITRA-TUNE, MitraBridge, TriCLASP, CLASP TR, and more!

Transcatheter mitral edge intervention

17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

In this session, watch LIVE from Toulouse, France, an edge-to-edge transcatheter mitral valve repair on an 85-year-old male patient with severe primary mitral regurgitation and III NYHA shortness of breath, history of hypertension, NSTEMI in November 2019 resulting in PCI with DES on proximal and distal LADs,...

Transcatheter mitral edge intervention

Leading clinical evidence while disrupting the mitral paradigm with clip therapy

17 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022

Watch this EuroPCR 2022 session with Nicole Karam, Stephan Baldus, Fabien Praz, Wolfgang Rottbauer, and Martin Swaans, and learn how the recent guidelines change the game in mitral disease management, how they can be implemented in practice, and what are the latest real-life clip data and...

Leading clinical evidence while disrupting the mitral paradigm with clip therapy

Embrace the future of mitral and tricuspid repair and replacement

18 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021

Watch this session presented by Stephan Baldus, Georg Nickenig, Philipp Lurz Physician, Maurizio Taramasso, Dabit Arzamendi, Jorg Hausleite, Peter Ludike, Roman Pfister and Philip Raake in order to learn about the Edwards repair and replacement transcatheter portfolio, to understand how to treat with transcatheter repair and replacement technologies the...

Embrace the future of mitral and tricuspid repair and replacement

The Edwards portfolio - Innovation in mitral and tricuspid repair & replacement

24 Nov 2020 – From PCR Valves e-Course 2020

Watch this session if you want to explore the clinical impact of the Edwards portfolio of transcatheter devices for MR and TR treatment and to participate in recorded case demonstrations using the Cardioband tricuspid and PASCAL repair systems.

Edge-to-edge repair for mitral regurgitation: where are we in 2020?

23 Nov 2020 – From PCR Valves e-Course 2020

Watch this session if you want to appreciate the importance of combined clinical and imaging assessment in determining the best treatment option for patients with severe mitral regurgitation, to reappraise the latest evidence for use of transcatheter edge-to-edge repair in this cohort and to apply this...

Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: TAVI in pure aortic regurgitation

19 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019

Consult this session on TAVI in pure aortic regurgitation to learn more about the anatomy and pathophysiology of aortic regurgitation, the current and emerging surgical treatment options, and the potential role of TAVI in this patient group and how to identify potential candidates for transcatheter intervention.

Case-based learning for the Heart Valve Team: TAVI in pure aortic regurgitation

Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair for secondary mitral regurgitation - Session with LIVE case

19 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019

Watch this session with a LIVE demonstration from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France

Annular reduction using the Cardioband system to treat tricuspid regurgitation

Tricuspid regurgitation is notoriously hard to manage, with limited medical treatment options. What are the therapeutic options available and how can the risks to patients of treatment be reduced? Patrizio Lancellotti (Belgium) talks to Stephan Baldus (Germany) and Claudius Jacobshagen (Germany) about the Cardioband tricuspid valve...

Tricuspid regurgitation repair