Wojciech Wojakowski
Latest contributions
Single operator TAVI: where expertise meets consistency
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses the concept of single operator transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), emphasizing the integration of expertise with procedural consistency. Follow a discussion on the benefits of simplifying TAVI to a single operator approach facilitated by an electronically enabled delivery system. The session offers a...
Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement: LIVE Educational Case from St. Thomas' Hospital - London, UK
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This educational session presents a live transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement case from St. Thomas' Hospital, London, complemented by detailed patient imaging analysis and operator strategy. Additionally, a recorded case from the Upper Silesian Medical Center in Poland provides further insights into procedural nuances and outcomes, offering...
Mitral TEER and LAA closure: LIVE Educational Case from Clinique Pasteur - Toulouse, France
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This educational session presents a live case from Clinique Pasteur, Toulouse, France, focusing on Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) combined with Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) closure. Attendees gain insights into patient evaluation, operator strategies, device selection, and procedural execution, complemented by a recorded case from Upper...
Open design, confident delivery - How a novel LAA closure device provides predictable outcomes in complex anatomical settings
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session highlights a novel left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device featuring an open-cage design that delivers predictable clinical and procedural outcomes. It discusses the device's advantages in managing complex anatomical variations and presents implantation techniques across diverse anatomies to improve safety and efficacy.
Align for the future with next gen Myval transcatheter heart valve series
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Discover how the latest Myval transcatheter heart valve (THV) innovations are shaping TAVI outcomes. This PCR London Valves 2025 session highlights the clinical evidence behind the next-gen Myval THV series, best practices for implantation, and upcoming innovations set to improve patient care. Learn step-by-step techniques for deploying Myval...
TAVI in aortic regurgitation
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses the challenges and innovations in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for aortic regurgitation. It covers complex clinical scenarios such as severe regurgitation post-endocarditis, alternative access routes complicated by prosthesis embolisation, and the use of dedicated TAVI devices in non-tricuspid valves. The session also...
Hotline - Valvular and structural interventions
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session presents pivotal advances in valvular and structural heart interventions, covering the SMART-MV trial on mitral valvotomy safety, outcomes of TAVR patients with tricuspid regurgitation undergoing TEER, and the application of the FLOWer embolic protection system across structural heart procedures. Additionally, it explores the impact...
Featured cases - TAVI in SAVR (Part 1)
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Delve into a collection of compelling TAVI cases involving prior surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). Witness the nuances of valve-in-valve TAVI, including the importance of pre-dilation and the challenges of uncrossable valves. Gain insights into managing severe aortic regurgitation in failed bio-Bentall procedures and navigating TAVI...
Breaking new ground in mitral valve interventions
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
What’s shaping the future of mitral valve therapies? This video from PCR London Valves 2024 unveils groundbreaking late-breaking trials that redefine the possibilities in mitral interventions.
You'll explore real-world insights from the OCEAN-Mitral registry on the MitraClip G4, uncover the link between tricuspid regurgitation and 3-year mortality...
New evidence on TAVI from PCR Companions
17 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session features selected EuroPCR 2024 abstract submissions presenting the latest evidence on TAVI. Topics include device success in valve-in-valve TAVI, next-day discharge after TAVI, comparative network meta-analysis of PCI strategies in TAVI patients, factors associated with thrombosis treatment response, and outcomes of a novel balloon-expandable...
Essentials in the management of calcified coronary stenosis
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session focuses on the essentials of managing calcified coronary stenosis, including diagnostic pitfalls, selection strategies for appropriate plaque modification devices, and the safe and effective adoption of specific tools and techniques. Through interactive case discussions, attendees will learn how to effectively evaluate and treat calcified...
Acute and chronic right ventricular failure: focus on the weak link
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session discusses new diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of shock due to right ventricular infarction, explores why and how the failing right ventricle contributes to worsening heart failure, and examines device-based treatment opportunities for chronic right ventricular and tricuspid valve failure, including repair vs replacement. It...
TAVI in TAVI - LIVE case
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 74-year-old male with a history of cancer, TAVI with Evolut R 34 in 2019, COPD, obesity, and RBBB presents with a symptomatic degenerated valve (regurgitation).
It was decided to implant a Sapien 3 Ultra 26, without pre-dilatation and post-dilatation, using a temporary pacing lead (due to...
When and how to plug holes in the cathlab
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session comprises selected EuroPCR 2024 Clinical Case submissions focused on the diagnosis and management of various types of holes and fistulas encountered in the catheterization laboratory. The cases cover a range of scenarios, including large holes in unexpected locations, left ventricle-left atrial appendage fistulas, pulmonary...
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...
TAVI optimisation
18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Consult this series of slides to enhance your understanding of TAVI optimisation through selected studies for PCR Tokyo Valves 2024. Learn about the prognostic value of right ventricle dysfunction after TAVR, explore a risk model in dialysis patients following TAVR, and explore the impact of age...
Nightmares in TAVI: sharing solutions together
18 Feb 2024 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2024
Consult this session to learn more about bailout techniques for TAVI during uncommon complications, such as late coronary obstruction post-TAVI, a migrated self-expandable valve, or a C-tab induced iatrogenic thoracic aortic dissection after Evolut FX implantation.
Treatment of paravalvular leak
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Explore innovative approaches in paravalvular leak management with this selection of cases: discover the unique strategy of employing three plugs to close a challenging mitral paravalvular leak, navigate the challenges of tackling device migration and retrieval in the closure of a sizable aortic paravalvular leak, gain...
New devices for tricuspid valve intervention
20 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Join this session for a quick overview of groundbreaking devices shaping tricuspid valve interventions: witness the first-in-man experience with a cross-caval device designed for the treatment of tricuspid regurgitation, navigate through a challenging case involving a patient with massive tricuspid regurgitation and a permanent pacemaker lead and...
TAVI outcomes - Part 1
19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Learn more about TAVI outcomes with this session: examine the impact of high-gradient and discordant low-gradient aortic stenosis, discover the potential of patient-specific computer simulation, explore the critical factor of time to TAVI and its implications in decompensated aortic stenosis cases, dive into the POPular TAVI...
Valvular heart disease: novel transcatheter approaches
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Explore this thrilling session on transcatheter approaches for valvular heart disease, featuring the latest advancements, emerging techniques, and revolutionary research. Join your peer as they present novel strategies and devices aimed at improving valvular disease management.
Other cardiac interventions
19 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
Explore innovative approaches to cardiac interventions featured at PCR Tokyo Valves 2023: from performing TricValve implantation in Asian patients to addressing unique cases like transcatheter valve replacement with a novel tricuspid bioprosthesis. Discover how these experts navigated challenging scenarios!
TAVI and alternative access
19 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
Learn more about TAVI in this session by reviewing case submissions on topics such as bailout transseptal approach, primary percutaneous transaxillary TAVI, and transapical TAVI with chimney stenting.
TAVI and difficult anatomy
18 Feb 2023 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2023
Consult this session to discover how TAVI techniques helped cases of complex anatomy, such as: extremely horizontal aorta patient treated with snare-assisted TAVI technique, a novel simplified pacing-over-the-wire technique, successful non-contrast TAVI, and much more!
Transcatheter mitral valve interventions: clinical outcomes 2
28 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
This PCR LV 2022 session will enable you to discover outcomes of transcatheter edge-to-edge MVR in patients with right ventricle dysfunction, TEER for MR early after myocardial infarction, or a predictive selection of patients for TMVR, among others!
TAVI in a degenerated surgical valve - Session with LIVE demonstration
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to learn a step-by-step approach to valve in valve TAVI and to understand how to optimise haemodynamic outcomes of valve-in-valve TAVI.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
TAVI in a transcatheter aortic valve - Session with LIVE demonstration
20 May 2021 – From EuroPCR 2021
Watch this session if you want to learn a step-by-step approach to valve in valve TAVI and to understand how to optimise haemodynamic outcomes of valve-in-valve TAVI.
This session was originally presented during EuroPCR 2021.
PCR Tokyo Valves 2020: Selection of the best abstracts
16 Feb 2020 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2020
Consult this session to discover a selection of the best abstracts submitted at PCR Tokyo Valves 2020: the efficacy of direct visualization of MANTA using ultrasound-navigated technique following large-bore arteriotomy, inflammatory reaction associated with leaflet thrombosis in the transcatheter aortic valve, and more!
Valve for Life @ PCR London Valves 2019
18 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019
Consult this session to learn all about the importance of valvular heart disease across countries in Europe, the EAPCI goals for transcatheter heart valve interventions and the actions supported by the Valve for Life initiative.
Advanced TAVI: challenges and complexities in TAVI 2019 in high-risk patients
24 May 2019 – From EuroPCR 2019
Consult this session on advanced TAVI to discover all about the challenges and complexities in TAVI 2019 in high-risk patients with difficult anatomies, and how to prevent and overcome them.
