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Abstracts - Part 2
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session compiles recent clinical abstracts addressing diverse topics in interventional cardiology. Highlights include the HYBRID-CTO approach from a prospective case series, the cardiovascular impact of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes, off-label use of intravascular lithotripsy for resistant in-stent lesions, and experiences with non-hyperaemic pressure ratios...
Challenging TAVI cases - Part 1
10 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
Addressing complex TAVI cases, this session focuses on procedural challenges and advanced strategies to optimize safety and outcomes. Topics include high-risk valvuloplasty, management with prosthetic valves, and considerations in patients with valve thrombus.
Challenging Cases
10 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session presents a series of challenging cardiology cases that span a spectrum of clinical scenarios, including innovative approaches to hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy management, rare coronary artery anomalies, fibrous lesions, and unusual acute coronary syndromes. These case studies highlight diagnostic complexities and therapeutic strategies essential for...
Complications of paravalvular leak closure
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses the complexities and risks associated with paravalvular leak (PVL) closure. It offers detailed analysis of principal complications, prevention techniques, and practical management strategies shared by experienced operators. Case studies illustrate complications such as device embolisation, prosthetic valve disc impingement, and delivery failures, along...
Pills and pumps: targeting heart failure before and after surgical and transcatheter valve interventions
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session examines the integrated role of heart failure therapies in the peri- and post-procedural management of patients undergoing surgical and transcatheter valve interventions. It reviews current and emerging clinical trial data, discusses identifying high-risk patients, and explores advanced modalities such as cardiac resynchronization and circulatory...
Getting to the heart of access: mastering femoral puncture and vascular closure
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session provides an in-depth understanding of femoral anatomy and the critical role of imaging in ensuring safe vascular access via femoral puncture. It covers the latest equipment used for vascular access and closure, highlighting haemostasis techniques and closure devices. Interactive case scenarios offer practical insights...
Paravalvular leak closure - Part 3
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses the complexities of paravalvular leak closure, emphasizing resilience in procedural approaches. It covers sizing balloon techniques that enhance treatment efficacy in aortic paravalvular leaks and explores closure strategies following Ozaki procedures. Management of mitral paravalvular leaks in high-risk patients and innovative solutions for...
Complex combined transcatheter interventions
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses complex combined transcatheter interventions for multivalvular heart disease. It covers integrated transcatheter strategies for multiple valve pathologies, solutions for combined severe aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation with heavy calcification, and approaches to concomitant atrial functional mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. The session also discusses...
When the interventional cardiologist meets the surgeon
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session highlights collaborative approaches between interventional cardiologists and surgeons in complex valve interventions. It includes cases such as transfemoral valve-in-valve TAVI in bio-Bentall patients with chronic aortic dissection, critical decision-making in life-threatening scenarios, the importance of access choice in TMVR, mechanical leaflet modification of failed...
Paravalvular leak closure - Part 4
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session delves into the complexities of paravalvular leak closure with a focus on challenging scenarios including unusual TAVI complications in the mitral position, management of mega paravalvular leaks using jumbo devices, and strategies when closure itself poses an obstacle. It also covers acute peri-operative aortic...