Thomas Pilgrim
Latest contributions
Optimising self-expandable TAVI clinical outcomes without compromise
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Optimising patient outcomes in self-expandable TAVI starts with a clear plan for today, and tomorrow. This EuroPCR 2025 session explores how to make each step count, from access to implantation and closure, using a real-life case of a 77-year-old woman with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and...
Streamlining the TAVI pathway
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Optimize your TAVI pathway through this session focusing on streamlined pre-procedural planning, minimalist procedural techniques, and post-procedural discharge strategies. Learn how to safely deliver multiple cases per list and implement next-day or same-day discharge programs effectively.
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.
TAVI in challenging anatomical situations
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Delve into the latest advancements in TAVI for challenging anatomical situations. This session features insights from the NORTHOSTAVI registry, transcaval TAVI experiences, early discharge protocols following alternative access, and the application of intravascular lithotripsy to enable safe transfemoral valve replacement.
Early diagnosis and lifetime management of valvular heart disease: new tools and treatment paradigms
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
What if we could detect and treat progressive heart valve disease before it worsens? Dives into the latest breakthroughs with this video, showcasing how emerging technologies and innovative strategies are transforming patient outcomes.
Gain insights from the RECOVERY, AVATAR, EVOLVED and EARLY TAVR trials, and discover how AI,...
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...
TAVI - Advanced skills: overcoming challenges in transfemoral procedures
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Discover how to master advanced techniques and navigate the most challenging situations in transfemoral TAVI procedures. This session will guide you through the potential pitfalls, teach you how to manage unanticipated scenarios and provide strategies for addressing complications during transcatheter heart valve (THV) deployment.
You’ll also dive...
TAVI and coronary artery disease
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
How does coronary artery disease shape outcomes in TAVI patients, and when should revascularization come into play? This video explores these critical questions, offering a deep dive into the latest evidence and strategies for managing combined aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease.
From understanding revascularization timing to...
TAVI: procedural complications - Part 1
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session, comprising selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions, focuses on the management of various procedural complications that can arise during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). Participants will delve into cases involving unexpected outcomes, such as nosecone-related issues, dysphagia and haematemesis, and frozen leaflets in self-expanding...
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...
TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
How to perform TAVI in a patient with bicuspid anatomy? Watch this case LIVE from Massy, France, to try to get answers to key issues: sizing, implantation technique, valve choice, and lifetime management.
The role of coronary interventionalist in TAVI - From referral to timing of PCI
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to learn how to contribute to streamlined pre- and post-TAVI patient pathways, to discover updates on the optimised TAVI procedure and appreciate the variances in different valve designs and the long-term patient outcomes, as well as to discuss the right time of PCI in TAVI patients...
The impact of the first transcatheter heart valve on the lifetime management of patients with aortic stenosis
18 May 2022 – From EUROPCR 2022
This session from EuroPCR 2022 will help you understand how the first bioprosthetic aortic valve may affect long-term outcomes of patients with aortic stenosis. Learn how to optimise their lifetime management and how to refine procedural steps during TAVI.
TAVI durability: important considerations for patient lifetime management
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Practical solutions to grow your TAVI programme - peer-to-peer case sharing
23 Nov 2021 – From PCR London Valves 2021
Thanks to this PCR London Valves 2021 session, explore real-world examples of how to use digital communication successfully with your referral network, discover practical ways to implement a TAVI nurse programme in your hospital and learn how to obtain resources and support from your hospital management...
Hotline: new developments in TAVI
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn all about the latest developments in TAVI: discover new studies' results and novel transcatheter heart valves' clinical outcomes.
Planning mitral procedures: adding the third dimension
22 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session to learn all about 3D-planned mitral valve replacement procedures, and how it may help you to overcome challenging anatomies.
