3198 results for «2002»
3198 results
TAVI: complex vascular access - Part 3
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session focuses on managing complex vascular access challenges in TAVI procedures. It includes case discussions on non-crossable aortic valve stenosis, transseptal TAVI for severe aortic regurgitation with porcelain aorta, and percutaneous implantation in patients with unconventional anatomy or conditions like shaggy syndrome. Strategies for severe...
Calcified lesions: caught between a rock and a hard place
10 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session focuses on the challenges of treating calcified coronary lesions, emphasizing the use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided rotablation and the limitations of rotatripsy in complex bifurcation angioplasty. It covers innovative strategies including off-label Shockwave lithotripsy in stented lesions, management of calcified nodules, and approaches to...
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...
Challenging cases from the East
10 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
This session from Eastern cardiology centers addresses complex interventional challenges including recurrent left internal mammary artery (LIMA) failure, management of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) complications, and treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions. Through detailed case presentations and key learnings, it offers valuable insights into successful...
TAVI in small annulus - LIVE Case
11 Dec 2025 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2025
A 65-year-old female with obesity, diabetes mellitus, a history of stroke, atrial fibrillation, and RBBB on ECG, presented with symptomatic aortic stenosis and two-vessel coronary disease (OM and LAD, QFR: 0.70). Echocardiography and CT showed normal LV function (55%), a small annulus (370 mm²), and a...
Iatrogenic atrial septum defect closure: a necessary procedure?
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session addresses the clinical considerations surrounding iatrogenic atrial septal defects (ASDs) resulting from transseptal procedures. It covers prevention of residual defects, diagnostic evaluation, criteria for closure, procedural timing, and management strategies for related complications, supported by illustrative clinical cases demonstrating decision-making nuances.
TAVI complications - Part 5
18 Nov 2025 – From PCR London Valves 2025
This session highlights acute and urgent complications following TAVI implantation, including myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, and challenging catheterization scenarios. It provides detailed case analyses illustrating the limits of TAVI procedures and the critical importance of prompt recognition and intervention in adverse events, enhancing clinician preparedness for...
Getting ready for tricuspid TEER: key steps in building a successful programme
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Prepare to establish a successful tricuspid TEER programme by understanding essential components such as systematic echocardiographic and clinical assessments for patient selection, procedural fundamentals, and programme development supported by clinical evidence.
Patient selection for tricuspid TEER in 2026
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session focuses on optimizing patient selection for tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) in 2026. It integrates anatomical, haemodynamic, and clinical criteria to identify ideal candidates, explores evolving treatment boundaries between TEER, transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR), and medical management, and applies evidence from key trials...
Alain G. Cribier
07 Nov 2017
In 2002, Alain Cribier revolutionised the field by introducing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) as a complementary technique to surgery. Find out more about his early life and studies.
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)
10 Mar 2026
Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease leading to intervention. It is characterized by progression from leaflet thickening and calcification to significant haemodynamic stenosis which results in disease-specific symptoms and physical limitations as well as poor prognosis and impaired quality of life if...
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Aortic stenosis prevalence and balloon aortic valvuloplasty
08 Nov 2017
The transformation in the field of interventional cardiology is unprecedented. Today, interventional cardiology encompasses an ever-growing list of diagnostic and therapeutic percutaneous procedures performed in the cathlab.
In remembrance of Alain Cribier
17 Feb 2024
It is with great sadness that PCR and the interventional cardiology community learnt of the death of Professor Alain Cribier, pioneer in the non-invasive treatment of valvular disease, superb doctor and professor of medicine and great humanist whose concern and care for his patients went beyond...
Elixir Medical completes enrollment in BIOADAPTOR randomized controlled trial of Dynamx Coronary Bioadaptor System
15 Feb 2022
Dynamx bioadaptor restores rotational motion and vessel stress reduction in new study
02 Jun 2022
30 years of primary PCI – a tale of perseverance
16 May 2023
Over the last 30 years, primary PCI (pPCI) has evolved from an experimental ‘rescue’ intervention to an essential routine procedure – performed daily in cathlabs around the world – which is responsible for saving millions of lives. However, its path to success was far from smooth.
A review of the 2024 ESC Guidelines on elevated blood pressure and hypertension
13 Nov 2024
Lucas Lauder and Felix Mahfoud provide a summary of the ESC Guidelines on elevated blood pressure and hypertension presented by John William McEvoy and Rhian Touyz at ESC Congress 2024 in London.

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Drug-coated balloon (DCB) technology: A pioneer’s view of the historical evolution and future directions
08 Jan 2025
In this article, Bruno Scheller explores advances in local drug delivery, from drug-coated balloons to novel antiproliferative agents. These innovations aim to reduce restenosis, minimize permanent implants, and pave the way for patient-specific coronary artery disease treatments.

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