This session addresses complications arising during transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair (TEER), focusing on identification, anticipation, and management strategies. It also highlights the importance of case selection to improve procedural safety, supported by detailed case analyses covering leaflet/device, access/septal, and hemodynamic complications.

This session offers an expert overview of transcatheter electrosurgery and leaflet modification techniques for aortic valve interventions, focusing on TAV-in-SAV scenarios. It reviews patient selection, procedural setup, and material preparation, with detailed step-by-step guidance on BASILICA and UNICORN techniques, supported by recorded cases and troubleshooting strategies...

Adopt a contemporary approach to managing calcified coronary artery disease by leveraging high-definition IVUS for lesion assessment and morphology evaluation. Learn to tailor calcium modification strategies based on IVUS findings and combine available tools to optimize treatment outcomes according to patient and lesion profiles.

This introductory session sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of interventional cardiology topics, providing attendees with an overview and framework for the upcoming educational content.

• Multi-modality simulation to unveil the hidden parts & small obstacles that can result in complications
• Angioscopy directly inside the coronary artery to provide a better understanding of 3D stent configuration

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 1 of a 3-part series.
Next episode: How to correct incomplete crush and...

• Differentiating between complete and incomplete crush
• The importance of sequential crush and bigger balloons, adequately sized according to proximal vessel diameter

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 2 of a 3-part series:  
Previous episode: DK Crush like you’ve never seen it before
Coming up next: Main vessel stenting in DK-Crush, lessons...

• Optimisation of side branch stenting
• How to optimally deploy the second stent

Commented by Goran Stankovic and William Wijns

Part 3 of a 3-part series. Previous episode: How to correct incomplete crush and how to prevent lack of carina coverage

This session presents the latest algorithmic approaches for managing severe calcified lesions. Attendees will learn to recognize plaque morphologies using intravascular imaging, evaluate the capabilities of current imaging technologies, and understand updated guideline recommendations for optimal treatment strategies.

Thirty years ago, the interventional cardiology field was transformed with the emergence of a new access site – the radial artery was used for coronary angioplasty and stent implantation for the first time on 14 August 1992.

When standard catheters and wires repeatedly fail to cross a severely stenotic aortic valve, a simple modification of readily available equipment may provide a solution.

This step-by-step tutorial explains how to create and use a self-made steerable catheter system to facilitate valve crossing in complex TAVI anatomies.

Aaysha Cader and Ali Nazmi Calik provide their take on the BHF PROTECT-TAVI trial, presented by Rajesh Kharbanda at ACC.25 in Chicago.

Mirvat Alasnag provides her take on the TEER Shock study which was presented at TCT 2022 by Mohamad A. Alkhouli.