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Interventions in shock
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses critical interventions in cardiogenic shock, highlighting innovative approaches such as combined valve procedures, management of acute functional mitral regurgitation in STEMI, and advanced transcatheter edge-to-edge repair techniques in refractory heart failure. It offers a comprehensive exploration of strategies to navigate complex hemodynamic instability...
Transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve: alternative strategy for optimal alignment
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session focuses on transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve procedures, emphasizing alternative strategies for optimal alignment and lifetime management planning. It delves into engineering the landing zone for challenging anatomies, the integration of the LAMPOON procedure in TMVR valve-in-valve cases, and addresses complexities arising from mitral annular calcification.
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...
From diagnosis to device: decision-making and planning for mitral valve interventions
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session offers a comprehensive overview of decision-making and procedural planning for transcatheter mitral valve interventions. It emphasizes patient-specific factors, advanced imaging for valve morphology assessment, device selection, and the integration of emerging technologies to tailor optimal treatment strategies for mitral valve disease.
What are the key considerations for transcatheter mitral paravalvular leak management?
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Nina Wunderlich and Patrick Calvert discuss mitral paravalvular leaks, which are relatively common. Percutaneous closure is now the default approach, and imaging is central to success: detailed pre-procedural assessment, 3D TOE during the procedure, and careful planning of transseptal puncture.
This interview was filmed at PCR London...
TAVI for aortic regurgitation in high surgical risk: outcomes in 700 patients from ALIGN-AR
12 Feb 2026 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Christopher Allen and Raj Makkar sit down to review the ALIGN-AR trial and its implications for treating native aortic regurgitation.
ALIGN-AR was a pivotal, single-arm, multicenter investigational study designed to evaluate a dedicated transcatheter solution in patients with moderate-to-severe native AR who were considered high risk for...
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...
What are the key considerations when managing combined mitral and tricuspid regurgitation?
17 Feb 2026 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Fabien Praz and Neil Fam talk about the management of patients with combined mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, who are often elderly with heart failure and multiple comorbidities. Careful assessment—including echocardiography, hemodynamics, and sometimes CT—is crucial to identify the dominant lesion. Surgery is preferred if feasible, but...
How do we meet the needs of women with heart valve disease?
27 Mar 2026 – 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 are the new ESC/EACTS valvular guidelines going to impact my mitral programme?
17 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
Francesco Maisano interviews Michael Borger, co-chair of the 2025 ESC/EACS valvular heart disease guidelines, on their practical impact. The updated guidelines emphasize earlier intervention in primary mitral regurgitation, especially for asymptomatic patients with risk factors, while surgery remains preferred for low-risk patients. Michael Borger stresses the...
