This Mitral TEER masterclass focuses on addressing unique anatomical challenges encountered in Asian populations. The session covers device strategies and techniques tailored for complex anatomies, offering practical tips to minimize complications and improve procedural outcomes through detailed case analyses including small hearts, commissural prolapse with calcification,...

Air embolism (AE) is a rare complication during interventional procedures and one of the most scaring for interventional cardiologists. Air bubbles in the coronary circulation often result in ischemic symptoms, vasospasm, and even cardiac arrest. In addition, arrhythmias are common and closely related to the coronary ...

Daniele Giacoppo analyses the main results of the FLAVOUR trial which were presented by Bon-Kwon Koo, from Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea at the American College of Cardiology 2022. 

Luigi Biasco provides his take on the results of the EARLY TAVR trial, presented by Philippe Genereux at TCT 2024 in Washington.

Although TAVI is an accepted alternative to surgery in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are at high surgical risk, less is known about long-term comparative outcomes among patients with aortic stenosis who are at intermediate surgical risk. P. Redaelli & M. Pighi review the SURTAVI trial...