Tanja Rudolph
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Challenges in treating tricuspid regurgitation
22 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session addresses the complexities of treating tricuspid regurgitation, offering insights into tailored treatment options and complication management. Through detailed case studies from China and Germany, it highlights practical approaches and bailout strategies for tricuspid valve interventions.
Active unloading with Impella heart pumps in elective and emergent patients
21 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session presents the latest evidence on the use of microaxial Impella heart pumps in both elective high-risk and emergent cardiogenic shock patients. It highlights the importance of organised systems of care in improving survival outcomes and explores current data and expert consensus on mechanical circulatory...
Advancing TAVI practice
21 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
Advancing TAVI practice is the focus of this session, addressing antiplatelet therapy choices, novel transcatheter treatments for pure aortic regurgitation, early hemodynamic valve deterioration as a prognostic marker, prosthesis-patient mismatch in redo-TAVI, pioneering valve-in-mechanical valve interventions, and comprehensive core-lab evaluation of implantation depth and clinical outcomes.
Antithrombotic therapy after TAVI: optimal agents, regimens, and patient selection
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session critically evaluates antithrombotic therapy following TAVI, addressing optimal agents and regimens tailored to patients with and without atrial fibrillation. It also reviews clinical presentations and management of valve thrombosis post-TAVI, using guideline-based approaches and real-world cases to individualize patient care.
Advancing mitral care with the Intrepid TMVR system
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This EuroPCR 2026 session explores the Intrepid transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system and its role in expanding treatment options for patients with mitral regurgitation, including complex anatomies such as mitral annular calcification (MAC).
It highlights how the system’s design features and procedural imaging support a streamlined...
New frontiers: TAVI for aortic regurgitation with conventional and dedicated devices
20 May 2026 – From EuroPCR 2026
This session explores new frontiers in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for treating pure aortic regurgitation. It addresses the challenges inherent to this indication, reviews treatment approaches using conventional balloon-expandable and self-expandable devices, and presents recent data along with dedicated TAVI devices designed specifically for aortic...
Evidence base: current data on TAVI durability and long-term outcomes
28 Apr 2026
This article reviews the current evidence on TAVI durability, focusing on long-term outcomes, device-specific considerations, and the implications for lifetime management strategies.
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03 Dec 2025
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TAVI in 2025: transforming care with the new valvular heart disease guidelines
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session explores how the 2025 valvular heart disease guidelines are transforming the landscape of TAVI care and clinical decision-making. It highlights the paradigm shift in managing severe aortic stenosis and provides a global perspective on the challenges and strategies for managing an expanding TAVI patient...
Hot topics in structural heart: addressing patients' unmet needs with EVOQUE TTVR and SAPIEN THV-in-THV
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses emerging topics in structural heart disease by examining patient-centered solutions such as EVOQUE transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) and SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve-in-heart valve (THV-in-THV) procedures. It covers the latest data from Europe on redo TAVI, lifetime management strategies beginning with initial prosthesis...
Advancing structural heart with 3D ICE and device guidance
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This PCR London Valves 2025 session explores how 3D TEE, 3D intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), and DeviceGuide technology sharpen procedural accuracy, strengthen operator confidence, and streamline decision-making in real time.
You’ll see how clearly defined team roles enhance both safety and efficiency, and how thoughtful workflow integration can reduce...
How to approach the challenges of large annuli in TAVI
08 Sep 2025
Watch the replay of this webinar with T. Rudolph, D. Buckert and A. Schäfer to learn how to implement lifetime management in treating patients with large annuli and so much more!
Redo TAVI - How to treat different TAVI platforms when they fail
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Understand the complexities of redo TAVI procedures with emphasis on planning, valve platform characteristics, and tailored procedural strategies. This session features cases of redo TAVI for failed short-frame and tall-frame valves, alongside discussions on current evidence gaps guiding optimal management.
Valve choice - Shaping index procedures and lifetime patient management
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This session addresses recent advancements and ongoing challenges in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), with a particular focus on valve selection during index procedures. Presentations include data from the Accurate IDE trial, highlighting the prognostic implications of valve underexpansion. A clinical case involving an 80-year-old patient with severe...
Hotline TAVI 3: Challenging anatomical and clinical scenarios
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
This hotline session presents challenging anatomical and clinical scenarios in TAVI, including outcomes in bicuspid aortic valve patients, chronic aortic regurgigation, comparisons of surgical versus percutaneous approaches, and real-world data on valve performance and resource utilization.
Inludes:
- Five-year outcomes from the Evolut low risk TAVR bicuspid study
- Surgical versus...
What did we learn from my TAVI complications?
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Review critical lessons from TAVI complications, focusing on early identification and management of access site issues and acute coronary obstruction. Learn effective preventive actions and procedural strategies to minimize severe TAVI-related complications through detailed case discussions.
TAVI in difficult scenarios: bicuspid anatomy and pure aortic regurgitation
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Address challenging TAVI scenarios involving bicuspid anatomy and pure aortic regurgitation with insights from international experiences. This session compares treatment options in China and Germany, explores anatomical and disease differences, and reviews various TAVI devices through detailed case presentations and expert commentary.
Novel devices for edge-to-edge mitral repair
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Discover novel devices advancing transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (TEER). This session presents clinical experiences with cost-effective and uniquely designed TEER systems for patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation and heart failure, including first-in-man applications and case series demonstrating safety and efficacy.
Hotline TAVI 1: extended analysis of the randomised trials
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Gain comprehensive insights from extended analyses of randomized TAVI trials. This session reviews five-year UK TAVI outcomes, cardiac damage evolution in asymptomatic aortic stenosis, one-year results from the LANDMARK trial, and three-year comparisons of balloon-expandable valves, highlighting critical clinical implications.
Full physiology: why and how to assess beyond coronary epicardial disease
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Understanding full coronary physiology is key to improving patient care. This EuroPCR 2025 session unpacks the concept and shows how to apply it easily in everyday clinical settings. Explore the latest ESC guidelines for managing patients with angina and no obstructive coronary artery disease (ANOCA), supported...
Redo TAVI: how to treat different TAVI platforms when they fail?
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
In this discussion, Tanja Rudolph, Dan Blackman, and Radoslaw Parma take a deep dive into the current understanding of redo TAVR.
Together, they address the main challenges faced in repeat procedures - chiefly, the risk of coronary obstruction and the importance of preserving coronary access, alongside strategies...
Valvular and structural interventions
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session features presentations and discussions on various novel transcatheter technologies for valvular and structural heart interventions. It includes a novel transcatheter tricuspid repair technology, a new endovascular aortic root and total arch stent-graft replacement system, a novel self-expandable transcatheter aortic valve, and a transcatheter mitral...
Expanding the heart team - Improved TAVI outcomes through pre-and post-procedure collaboration
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
In this session, learn how to advance heart team collaboration through optimized TAVI pre-work-up and refined severe aortic stenosis patient selection, ensuring accurate intervention indications. Gain hands-on insights for effective post-TAVI strategies, explore procedural and valve refinements that simplify post-TAVI PCI, and stay informed on the...
TAVI in challenging anatomies
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Explore the complexities of TAVI in patients with intricate aortic stenosis: learn the critical role of detailed CT imaging and meticulous pre-procedural planning, and find out how to customize valve selection and implantation techniques to match unique patient anatomies, such as highly calcified tricuspid valves, low...
Mitral valve intervention in complex scenarios - Transcatheter mitral valve replacement - who are the eligible patients, and what are the available options?
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
This PCR London Valves 2023 session about mitral valve interventions seeks to address three key questions: identifying the ideal patient for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (TMVI), exploring treatment alternatives for ineligible patients, and discussing the prediction and management of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Watch video...
Aortic regurgitation - Part 2
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Dive into this session on aortic regurgitation to uncover the promising short-term outcomes of managing aortic regurgitation in patients with LVADs using a specialized TAVI device, to gain insights from an intermodal assessment approach utilizing both cardiac CT and MRI to evaluate the severity of aortic...
PCR London Valves 2023 EAPCI Awards Ceremony
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Discover the winners of the EAPCI Awards in this ceremony jointly presented by Emanuele Barbato, EAPCI President, and Tanja Rudolph, Co-Chair of the EAPCI Fellowship Grants Committee. While 14 nominees were shortlisted, seven had already been honored at EuroPCR 2023: Find out who the lucky winners...
Key questions in aortic valve intervention - What are the surgical and transcatheter treatment options for patients with severe aortic regurgitation?
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Although aortic regurgitation is highly prevalent, it remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Fortunately, the latest devices should rapidly reverse this trend, both surgically and through transcatheter treatments. Find out more about the options available today, whether surgical or transcatheter, with their benefits and limitations, and how to choose them...
Mitral edge-to-edge repair using advanced imaging techniques
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Tricuspid valve intervention in complex scenarios - Patient and procedural optimisation
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Watch this session to enhance your knowledge on optimizing patients throughout the entire transcatheter tricuspid valve intervention process— from pre-procedure preparation to post-procedural care. Learn effective strategies for managing immediate and early complications, refine post-procedural treatment plans, and gain insights into future strategies aimed at further...
