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.

Professor David J. Cohen presented the results of the economic outcomes of the PARTNER 3 trial on Friday, 5 November, in the Late-Breaking Trial session of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Congress 2021. Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai provides his analysis of this study.

Nicola Ryan provides her take on the 10-year follow-up of the HOST-EXAM, which was presented by Hyo-Soo Kim at ACC.26 in New Orleans.

Daniele Giacoppo reports and provides his perspective on the main results of the IVUS-CHIP trial, presented by Roberto Diletti from the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, during a Late-Breaking Trials session at the ACC.26 in New Orleans, and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of...