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Featured research - TAVI: Redo strategies, valve performance & access safety
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This detailed session investigates critical aspects of TAVI procedures including the safety of selective and routine femoral access angiography post-TAVI, outcomes from the ReTAVI registry focusing on redo-TAVI in various valve frames, and a comparative analysis of JenaValve versus Evolut transcatheter heart valves in severe aortic...
TAVI Valve-in-Valve: Managing unexpected anatomical challenges
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session examines valve-in-valve interventions in TAVI, highlighting management of concomitant left main disease, unique case narratives such as "The Highlander story," and the unpredictability inherent in these procedures. It also reviews successful transfemoral TAV-in-SAV interventions in acute heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and addresses treatment of degenerated sutureless...
TAVI in patients with concomitant valve and coronary artery disease
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Focused on patients with concomitant valve and coronary artery disease, this session examines evaluation strategies for aortic stenosis burden, integrates recent trial data on combined TAVI and PCI, and discusses optimal management approaches in complex multi-valve disease scenarios through detailed case presentations and clinical outcomes.
TAVI: coronary complications
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Focused on coronary complications related to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), this session discusses unexpected coronary obstructions, the critical role of PCI expertise in management, and unique procedural challenges such as late delayed obstruction and post-UNICORN complications. It also addresses angiographic nuances and strategies to manage...
TAVI valve-in-valve - Paravalvular leak management & complex anatomies
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session explores the complexities of valve-in-valve TAVI procedures, with a focus on managing paravalvular leaks in failed bioprosthetic valves. It covers challenging cases where surgery is not an option, intricate anatomical considerations, differential diagnosis of paravalvular leaks, and strategies for redo TAVI interventions to optimize...
Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve: transcatheter rescue, balloon migration & more
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve and valve-in-ring interventions in complex clinical contexts. It includes cases of rescue procedures in valvular dysfunction, ECMO-assisted mitral valve-in-ring implantation in severe left ventricular dysfunction, and innovative approaches to mitral ring anatomy challenges, offering practical insights and procedural tips for...
Complex combined interventions - Part 3
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session highlights complex combined transcatheter interventions, demonstrating simultaneous management of multiple valvular and aortic pathologies. Cases include percutaneous treatment of degenerated bioprosthetic valves, TAVI in rheumatic small annuli with multivalvular disease, and endovascular repair of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm, illustrating comprehensive strategies for multifaceted cardiovascular disease.
Exceptional engineering, predictable outcomes - Latest development of the VitaFlow TAVI device
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Discover the latest advancements in the VitaFlow transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) device. This session highlights the electronically enabled VitaFlow Liberty system, delivering consistent immediate and mid-term clinical results. Watch real-world demonstrations of complex cases, including heavily calcified aortas and pure aortic regurgitation, and get a...
Prevention and management of TAVI complications
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session is dedicated to the prevention and management of complications associated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Participants gain critical knowledge on managing vascular access challenges, anticipating and preventing valve malposition, handling device embolism, and evaluating coronary obstruction risks with effective prevention and bailout strategies.
Featured research - TAVI: Predictive tools, AI innovation and reintervention strategies
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session presents cutting-edge research in TAVI, covering the development of predictive models for clinical valve thrombosis, comparative analyses between self-expandable and balloon-expandable valves from the Greek TAVI registry, and the emerging role of AI-guided Heart Team decisions. It also examines outcomes of reintervention strategies following...
TAVI in challenging annular anatomy
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses the complexities of performing TAVI in challenging annular anatomies. It features case studies such as TAVI-in-TAVI in a patient with Morquio syndrome, strategies for managing severe annular calcification including calcium cracking techniques, and the use of large-diameter Myval valves for very large annuli...
TAVI in challenging scenarios
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session explores complex and emergent scenarios in TAVI, featuring cases such as emergent transfemoral TAVI in failing homograft roots complicated by extensive aortic dissection, the use of BASILICA in high-risk left main occlusion terrain, and the aorto-mitral challenges during TAVR. It also covers innovative coronary...
Featured research - TAVI: cutting-edge developments
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This featured research session reviews cutting-edge developments in TAVI, addressing challenges and outcomes in young patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis, prognostic significance of concomitant valvular disease, and long-term results of prophylactic chimney stenting and prosthetic valve performance in bicuspid stenosis.
How to manage patients with aortic stenosis and coronary artery disease?
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Tiffany Patterson and Davide Capodanno address the increasingly common scenario of managing coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients undergoing TAVI. With up to half of TAVI candidates presenting with CAD, they highlight new evidence from NOTION-3 showing that revascularization reduces major adverse cardiac events. The takeaway:...
Why is TAVI a different procedure in patient with pure aortic regurgitation?
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
In this video, Juan Granada, Michael Borger and Joao Cavalcante highlight that aortic insufficiency differs from aortic stenosis and is often underestimated. Early, comprehensive evaluation and imaging are crucial. Surgery is standard for severe cases, while TAVI with dedicated devices is an option for high-risk patients.
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The D-PACE scoring system Prediction of high-grade conduction disturbances after TAVI
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Michael Joner and Francesco Saia discuss the newly developed D-PACE Score, a tool designed to predict delayed AV block occurring more than 24 hours after TAVI—an unmet clinical need given that current risk models focus mainly on early events. The next steps aim to refine the...
PARTNER 3 — 7-year follow-up: what it means for low-risk patients
16 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Philippe Généreux and Philippe Pibarot discuss the long-term findings from PARTNER 3 and their practical implications for patient care.
They review the 7-year comparison of transfemoral TAVR versus surgical aortic-valve replacement in symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at low surgical risk, and why the...
Is iatrogenic atrial septum defect closure a necessary procedure?
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Philipp Lurz and Saibal Kar discuss iatrogenic atrial septal defects from transseptal procedures. Small ones usually close on their own, while large defects causing significant shunting need closure to prevent right heart overload. Some moderate defects may be beneficial by decompressing the left atrium, so closure...
How do we meet the needs of women with heart valve disease?
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
In this interview, Ellen Ross and Marta Sitges discuss a recent initiative from Global Heart Hub - a patient association - which examined the realities faced by women living with heart valve disease. They outline the gaps identified, the call to action that followed, and how...
How to manage current challenges of small aortic annulus?
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Joanna Wykrzykowska and Hélène Eltchaninoff discuss challenges in treating patients with small aortic annuli, which are common, especially in women, and present risks such as higher gradients, coronary occlusion, pacemaker need, and paravalvular leak. Valve selection and positioning are critical, balancing hemodynamics and complication avoidance.
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