3177 results for «365»
3177 results
OHCM, ablation complications: interventional solutions
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Explore interventional solutions for complications arising in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (OHCM) and ablation procedures. Cases include complex congenital anomalies, novel non-invasive treatments, dual pulmonary vein stenosis, iatrogenic fistulas, and ablation-related cardiac defects.
Calcium modification: contemporary comparaisons of atherectomy and IVL
22 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Compare contemporary calcium modification techniques including atherectomy and intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in complex coronary lesions. Review clinical outcomes, procedural case studies, and registry data highlighting safety and efficacy in acute coronary syndrome and high-risk patients.
Complications and bailout strategies in transcatheter mitral interventions
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
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.
Miscellaneous complications: my worst nightmare
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Explore the prevention and management of complications arising from transcatheter interventions in structural heart disease through challenging case analyses. This session presents real-world scenarios addressing complications encountered during TAVI, mitral, and tricuspid procedures, highlighting strategies to anticipate and manage these critical events effectively.
From diagnosis to device: decision-making and planning for mitral valve interventions
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session offers a structured approach to mitral TEER, integrating advanced imaging techniques for detailed mitral valve morphology evaluation, procedural planning, and complication prediction. It highlights device selection considerations and emerging technologies to tailor interventions for complex mitral valve disease, supported by multiple case presentations and...
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - Tips and tricks for advanced mitral TEER: anatomy and imaging
13 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Advance your expertise in mitral TEER by gaining anatomical insights, understanding device interaction with native valve structures, and learning to prevent and manage procedural complications through case-based imaging and live assessments.
Late-breaking trials of PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
14 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session presents pivotal late-breaking trials from PCR Tokyo Valves 2026, offering one-year outcomes and real-world experiences in transcatheter valve therapies. Highlights include the AltaValve early feasibility study on atrial fixation TMVR, invasive registry insights on prosthesis-patient mismatch post-TAVR, and registry data on tricuspid and mitral...
Mastering techniques from basic to complex - Tricuspid TEER fundamentals
13 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Gain foundational knowledge in tricuspid TEER by understanding anatomical criteria for patient suitability, key procedural steps, and device techniques, enhanced by simulation-based procedural training.
Procedural imaging for tricuspid valve interventions
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
Dedicated to procedural imaging for tricuspid valve interventions, this session elucidates anatomical and pathophysiological features critical for successful transcatheter procedures. It emphasizes technical aspects of TEE and ICE imaging, including 3D multiplanar reconstruction, and offers case-based learning to refine imaging skills and optimize procedural outcomes.
Transcatheter electrosurgery and leaflet modification of the aortic valve
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
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...
Healthcare professionals in the structural heart disease treatment
15 Feb 2026 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2026
This session highlights the essential roles and contributions of various healthcare professionals involved in structural heart disease treatment. It offers insights into the unique responsibilities of medical technologists, nurses, and radiological technologists across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative stages, fostering collaboration and sharing practical tips to strengthen...
Transcatheter management of failed THV - LIVE case
Recommended by PCR
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
An 84-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, frailty (5/6), preserved LV function, and aortic stenosis previously treated with CoreValve 26 mm in 2016, presented with symptomatic degenerative stenosis of the valve.
A Sapien 3 (23 mm) was implanted without predilatation but with post-dilatation under general anaesthesia, using cerebral...
Highlights of science and education in cardiovascular interventional medicine in 2025
22 Dec 2025
Dear Colleagues, dear PCR Companions,
As we welcome a New Year, it is the perfect time to reflect on what we achieved together over the past year - both as a celebration of our collective success and as motivation to continue improving in the year ahead.
2025 was...
World Heart Day 2023: Reducing the burden of cardiovascular disease globally: beyond stents and balloons!
29 Sep 2023
Global burden of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the lead cause of mortality for men and women globally. Our world population in 2023 is 8 billion! Of these, around 620 million people are living with heart and circulatory diseases across the world. Each year around 60...

Author
BRIGHT-4 – Bivalirudin plus a high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised trial
07 Nov 2022
Nicola Ryan provides her take on the BRIGHT-4 study, which was presented during AHA 2022 in Chicago, & simultaneously published in the Lancet.
This study was a randomised control trial designed to assess if bivalirudin plus a high dose infusion for 2-4 hours post PPCI was superior to unfractionated...

Author
TRISCEND II trial: Randomized comparison of transcatheter valve replacement vs. optimal medical therapy for severe tricuspid regurgitation
04 Nov 2024
Alex Sticchi provides his take on the results of the TRISCEND II trial presented by Susheel K. Kodali and Suzanne V. Arnold at TCT 2024 in Washington.
Also watch the interview with Susheel K. Kodali

Author
The Lancet Commission to reduce global burden of cardiovascular disease in women by 2030
29 Aug 2021
Vijay Kunadian summarizes the key points of the LBT session of the ESC congress 2021 held on Sunday, 29 August focusing on the Lancet Commission to reduce the global burden of heart disease in women by 2030.

Author