Xavier Freixa Rofastes
Latest contributions
PCR Tricuspid Focus Group - Referral Meeting en Barcelona
23 Jun 2025
Join your peers for this meeting on 10 October 2025 in Barcelona, Spain!
LAAC: current and future indications
03 Jun 2025
Watch the replay of this webinar and learn about the evidence (current guidelines and indications) for LAAC in 2025, and so much more!
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...
TEER for challenging anatomy: from myth to reality
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Explore advanced TEER techniques for challenging anatomies. This session covers indications, periprocedural steps, state-of-the-art procedural methods, and management of failed surgical tricuspid annuloplasty, with case discussions highlighting practical learnings for complex mitral and tricuspid interventions.
Case-based learning on different aspects of transcatheter LAA closure
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Engage in case-based learning focused on transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. This session covers safe transseptal puncture techniques, state-of-the-art standard LAA closure procedures, management of challenging LAA anatomies, and optimization of post-procedure antithrombotic therapy in high-risk patients.
Navigating LAA closure in retrobend chicken-wing anatomy
07 Mar 2025
A 76-year-old female patient with a history of atrial fibrillation and contraindication to long-term anticoagulation presents for left atrial appendage closure. However, preprocedural imaging reveals a challenging retrobend chicken-wing morphology. What is the best technique to optimize positioning and ensure safe, effective closure in this scenario?
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Tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair - The fundamentals
25 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Ready to dive into tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER)? This video breaks down the procedure by exploring real-world cases and key techniques.
Through practical case presentations, you'll gain insights into the anatomical criteria that determine suitability for TEER, the importance of imaging and haemodynamic assessments and the...
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.
Featured cases - Challenging tricuspid interventions (Part 2)
24 Nov 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2024
Dive into this session showcasing a diverse array of challenging tricuspid interventions from the PCR London Valves 2024 Clinical Cases submissions. Discover complex cases involving TTVR in a transplanted heart, recurrent tricuspid regurgitation after T-TEER, and an extremely difficult tricuspid valve-in-valve implantation. Gain insights on navigating...
LAA occlusion in reverse chicken-wing
04 Nov 2024
Discover the case of an 82-year-old female with cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension and diabetes (managed with oral antidiabetics), permanent non-valvular atrial fibrillation, who presented with recurrent episodes of epistaxis while on anticoagulants...
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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...
How to achieve optimal results in tricuspid valve interventions?
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Heterotopic tricuspid valves: to who, when and how?
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Watch this session to gain comprehensive insights into the use, safety, and efficacy of heterotopic tricuspid valves. Learn to identify ideal candidates with severe tricuspid regurgitation, understand key procedural factors for successful implantation, and receive tips on valve systems and anatomy. The session also includes...
How to manage paravalvular leaks?
04 Jan 2024 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Invited to talk about paravalvular leaks, Grzegorz Smolka, Patrick Calvert and Xavier Freixa begin by placing the subject in context, mentioning the frequency with which it is encountered in general practice.
Then, they distinguish between patients likely to benefit from paravalvular leak closure via transcatheter and those...
Mitral valve intervention in complex scenarios - Transcatheter paravalvular leak closure
21 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Everything you need to know about mitral PVL and transcatheter closure is outlined in this session: clinical implications, indications for transcatheter closure, role of imaging, necessary access and equipment, and even tips for difficult anatomies.
EuroPCR 2023 Hotlines/Late-Breaking Trials: TAVI, hypertension, stroke prevention
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Want to find out what's happened lately in the field of hypertension and stroke prevention with TAVI? Check out this session where speakers give their take on what's essential to remember from a selection of studies: Primary outcome of the AnchorMan LAAO device randomised controlled trial...
Heterotopic valve replacement for patients with right heart failure and tricuspid regurgitation - All you need to know!
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Discover the comprehensive guide to heterotopic valve replacement for patients experiencing right heart failure and tricuspid regurgitation. Join this session to gain insights into patient selection criteria, delve into the concept behind this innovative procedure, and grasp the fundamental aspects of its execution.
Percutaneous LAA closure 2.0
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In these slides, delve into advanced Percutaneous LAA Closure 2.0. Optimise procedure planning, grasp key post-procedural follow-up aspects, master essential tips for WatchmanFLX and Amulet device implantation, and much more.
Tricuspid valve intervention - Get it right!
29 Nov 2022 – From PCR London Valves 2022
Watch this session if you want to learn tips and tricks that influence procedural strategy through a real-life case as well as anatomical factors that contribute to tricuspid valve complexity and choice of treatment, followed by the latest clinical data.
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...
Imaging in LAA occlusion: from planning to final assessment
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Consult this session to learn about imaging supporting LAA occlusion procedure, how to combine different imaging techniques to guide this intervention and their value for procedure planning.
TAVI in unusual clinical situations
19 Nov 2019 – From PCR London Valves 2019
Consult this session to discover various interesting cases, involving TAVI in unusual clinical situations, such as in long-term ventricular assist device supported patient, in pure aortic regurgitation and advanced liver and kidney failure, and more!
